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AOL taps BofA to mull Yahoo deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – AOL Inc has tapped Bank of America to explore strategic options including a potential Yahoo Inc merger, according to people familiar with the matter.

Allen & Co LLC, a New York-based boutique investment bank that focuses on media and entertainment, is also advising AOL on its options, said one of the sources.

The idea of combining AOL with Yahoo is still considered in an early stage and may not materialize into a deal, the sources said.

But the Yahoo deal is compelling for AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong, who believes he can do a better job running a combined company, the sources said.

"First of all, Yahoo has to be approached and this is nowhere close to that point," said one of the sources.
Yahoo's chief executive, Carol Bartz, regularly speaks with CEOs of other companies, but a source close to the company said that in no way suggests they are in active deal discussions with any of them.
The source said Yahoo is not seeking or fielding proposals.

Getting Yahoo and AOL to merge on a stock deal is challenging, another source said.

Private equity firms including Silver Lake, TPG Capital, Madison Dearborn Partners and KKR have previously approached AOL to explore a buyout of Yahoo but sources said private equity interest has cooled over the past few weeks.

Bank of America declined to comment. Allen & Co was not available for comment.
The current structure being considered for a combination would require Yahoo spinning off its stake in China's Alibaba to its shareholders or allowing Alibaba to buy that back, one of the sources said.
Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz told Reuters in September that Yahoo has turned down offers from Alibaba to buy back its stake. The stake is estimated to be worth up to $11 billion.

Spinning off Alibaba would generate a return of capital to Yahoo's shareholders and potentially unlock value in that business, one source said. In addition, a slimmed-down Yahoo would be more affordable. AOL had $623.3 million in cash and equivalents as of September 30.

"AOL could get the cash from its own reserves, or potentially from private equity," the source said.
Still, it remains uncertain whether Yahoo would consider an offer after turning down, then losing a deal to be acquired by Microsoft.

At least one prominent Yahoo investor, unhappy with the company's lack of direction, has pushed the company to review alternatives, said two sources.

Sources familiar with the plan said they remained skeptical a deal between AOL and Yahoo could be consummated. "My view is that Yahoo, if they ever decide to do something, have much better options than AOL," said one of the sources.

AOL shares closed $1.18 higher, or 4.7 percent, at $26.10 on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Reporting by Nadia Damouni; Editing by Gary Hill)

Groupon Said to Seek Funding That May Value It at $3 Billion

Groupon Inc., owner of a daily coupon website with 20 million subscribers, is seeking venture funding that may value the company at about $3 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The company aims to raise the funding to help it expand beyond the 230 markets where it now operates, said the people, who declined to be identified because the fundraising is private. The company had been discussing funding that would value it in the range of $2 billion to $3 billion, two of the people said.

Groupon, which plans to serve 300 cities by year’s end, sends daily coupons for one-time sales to a widening list of users. It could use funding to add sales staff who are needed to sign up local businesses, including nail salons, restaurants and coffee shops. An investment group led by Mail.ru Group Ltd. in April gave Groupon a valuation of about $1.3 billion.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Groupon raised a large round of financing or might possibly be acquired in the upcoming months,” Nick Beim, general partner at venture capital firm Matrix Partners, said on Bloomberg TV’s “InsideTrack” with Deirdre Bolton. Matrix, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, isn’t a Groupon investor.

Rival Services

The growing popularity of Groupon has spurred sites to start their own coupon services. Rivals include LivingSocial and Groop Swoop. Groupon has raised a total of $170 million from investors, which include Facebook Inc. backer Accel Partners and New Enterprise Associates. Founded in November 2008, the Chicago-based company was profitable after about eight months, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason told Bloomberg TV in July.

Groupon offers activate when a certain number of people sign up, a strategy that encourages subscribers to recommend the deals to friends. The coupons are for services as varied as teeth whitening, whale watching and attending sporting events.

Groupon has introduced consulting programs and seminars for merchants, who sometimes get overwhelmed with the flood of new business Groupon sends their way. The company is also releasing a mobile-phone application to help retailers track the thousands of customers who purchase deals, known as groupons, Vice President Mihir Shah said in an interview in October.

Julie Mossler, a spokeswoman for Groupon, didn’t respond to a message seeking comment.

To contact the reporter on this story: Joseph Galante in San Francisco at jgalante3@bloomberg.net

HP's Board Finally Wises Up And Tells The Whole Story About Why It Sacked Mark Hurd Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hps-board-finally-wises-up-and-tells-the-whole-story-about-why-it-sacked-mark-hurd-2010-11#ixzz14kM6FSRb

After months of being pummeled for firing financially successful CEO Mark Hurd, HP's board has finally done what it should have done at the beginning:

The board didn't tell the story in a press release (which would have looked strange this far after the fact--and might have violated a confidentiality agreement with Hurd). It told told it via the Wall Street Journal, on background. But all the missing details are finally there.

(And given that the board has kept the story secret until now, we have little doubt that the WSJ story was carefully coordinated and placed. The only mystery is why the board waited so long to tell it.)
And what's the bottom line?

After an investigation into the sexual harassment allegations Jodie Fisher detailed against Mark Hurd, the board no longer had confidence that Hurd was being straight with them. They couldn't prove he was lying, but his story shifted enough over the course of the investigation that they no longer believed his denials. And so they canned him.

And under the same circumstances, any competent board would have done the same.
Believing that an employee is lying to you, even when you can't prove it, is more than enough grounds for termination.  Because this particular employee had a contract that presumably specified that he could only be fired for "cause," the board was presumably (and justifiably) worried that it would not be able to prove the "cause" if the case ever ended up in court. And that explains Hurd's huge severance payment.
The HP board did blow it here, in several respects.  But based on the details in the WSJ, the errors appear to have been in how the board negotiated the severance and communicated the reasons for Hurd's termination rather than the termination itself.
The one thing every employee needs to do is maintain the trust and support of the people he or she works for. Mark Hurd failed to do that. And for that he has only himself to blame.

YUMNAM (IND) - Gold, LEE (AUS) - Silver, SMITH (ENG) - Bronze

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Weightlifting

Renu Bala Chanu YUMNAM (IND) - Gold

On what's next for Indian weightlifting:

"Every time India performs very well in Commonwealth Games, but what about the Olympics?

"We all are working hard and the federation is supporting us very well and also the Sports Authority of India is also supporting us in the right manner.

"We can hope for some Gold medals in the Olympics this time."

Seen LEE (AUS) - Silver

On her performance:

"I'm quite pleased with my performance. I think that the competiton was tight - very tight - and all I could ask for is to do my best. I believe I did that."

Zoe SMITH (ENG) - Bronze

On how she felt before the competition:

"This morning I was absoloutely terrified. I was expecting to do my best and to be honest I didn't, but I'm really happy with a Bronze medal. I'm just really overwhelmed actually."

Australia wins 10th Gold medal in Cycling Track in 2010

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• It has now won 10 Gold medals in this sport at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.
• This marks the most a CGA has won in Cycling Track at the CWG.
• Australia already had the previous best, when it won eight Gold medals in this sport in 2002.

Scotland and Wales pick up first women’s hockey wins

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Women’s Pool A: Scotland 6–1 Trinidad and Tobago

 Scotland did well to notch up a five goal victory against Trinidad and Tobago, conceding a goal in the final minute of play, for a 6-1 win. The Scots were restricted to two goals in the first half, with captain Linda CLEMENT (SCO) opening the scoring in the fourth minute. A pair of penalty corner conversions to Nikki KIDD (SCO) before Alison BELL (SCO) found the net, all but sealed the victory for Scotland. Holly CRAM (SCO) strengthened the total with a goal in the 67th minute, before Charlene WILLIAMS (TRI) found the net for Trinidad and Tobago.

 Women’s Pool B:  Malaysia 1-2 Wales

 Wales registered its first victory in three games, with a 2-1 win over Malaysia. The first goal for Wales came in the 24th minute of play, through a penalty stroke struck home by Leah WILKINSON (WAL).  The second half saw Malaysian captain Nadia RAHMAN ABDUL equalise, when she slammed home a penalty corner in the 39th minute. With play flowing from end-to-end, it took a penalty corner conversion to Claire LOWRY (WAL) to break the deadlock.