Adobe To Sell Programs Online

Adobe’s creative-solutions division supplied 45 percent of the company’s profit last quarter and delivered a gross margin of 95 percent. The company is facing competition from Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. and an industry shift away from its Flash technology for Web programming. The new way of selling software will add another challenge: protecting a gross profit margin that tops the software sector, according to Bloomberg data.

Adobe to Sell Programs Online

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Goldman Sachs Says It May Sell, Hedge Facebook Stake

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. clients considering whether to buy shares in closely held Facebook Inc. should take heed: Wall Street’s most profitable securities firm could unload its own holdings without letting them know.

Goldman Sachs Says It May Sell, Hedge Facebook Stake

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DealBook: U.S. Unveils Plan to Sell Stake in Ally, Once GMAC

The Treasury Department said it would exchange $5.5 billion of preferred stock into common shares, raising its equity stake to 74 percent, from 56 percent, of the outstanding common stock. The government, as part of its bailout of the financial system, had poured a total of $17.2 billion into GMAC, now known as Ally Financial, to stabilize the troubled auto and mortgage lender at the height of the crisis.

DealBook: U.S. Unveils Plan to Sell Stake in Ally, Once GMAC

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DealBook: PetroChina to Sell Gas Pipeline Stake for $2.85 Billion

PetroChina on Tuesday agreed to sell its stake in gas pipeline operator to Kunlun Energy for $2.85 billion, marking the latest in a flurry of energy deals.

DealBook: PetroChina to Sell Gas Pipeline Stake for $2.85 Billion

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Advertising: Collecting Humiliations of Life to Sell Comfort in Shoes

The 160-year-old shoe brand is stressing the comfort of its new line by comparing it to stories of uncomfortable moments in life submitted by users of the Web.

Advertising: Collecting Humiliations of Life to Sell Comfort in Shoes

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A Tough Sell at Sears

Sales at Sears are worse than at its major competitors, and many of the company’s 2,200 Sears and Kmart stores are run-down and in undesirable locations.

A Tough Sell at Sears

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DealBook: Blackwater Founder in Deal to Sell Company

The sale, which is expected to be announced on Friday, came after the State Department threatened to stop awarding contracts to the company as long as Mr. Prince owned the firm, people involved in the discussions said. These people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the confidential talks. The sale is intended to help shake the stigma associated with its ownership under Mr. Prince.

DealBook: Blackwater Founder in Deal to Sell Company

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DealBook: Carlyle to Sell ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

The deal is the largest involving a real estate investment trust like HCR in the last three years, and will bolster HCP’s presence in high-end nursing. HCR, based in Toledo, Ohio, is among the nation’s biggest nursing operators and has benefited from rising demand for care that costs less than what hospitals can provide.

DealBook: Carlyle to Sell ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

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Public Broadcaster Is to Sell Current, a Trade Publication

The American University School of Communication has agreed to buy Current, the trade newspaper that covers public broadcasting.

Public Broadcaster Is to Sell Current, a Trade Publication

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DealBook: U.S. Prepares to Sell Part of A.I.G. Stake

The stock offering in A.I.G., the bailed-out insurer, could reach $15 billion, said these people, who were not authorized to speak publicly.

DealBook: U.S. Prepares to Sell Part of A.I.G. Stake

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China’s Dangdang, Youku.com Sell U.S. IPOs Above Price Range

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. and Youku.com Inc. raised as much as 23 percent more than originally sought in their U.S. initial public offerings, the latest sign of surging demand for shares of Chinese Internet companies.

China’s Dangdang, Youku.com Sell U.S. IPOs Above Price Range

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DealBook: Treasury to Sell Last of Its Stake in Citigroup

Taxpayers are expected to gain $12 billion in profit from the sale, which will free the giant financial company from government controls.

DealBook: Treasury to Sell Last of Its Stake in Citigroup

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Telekom Malaysia Said to Sell Axiata Shares for $131 Million

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd., the state- controlled fixed telephone operator, raised 414 million ringgit ($131 million) selling 90 million shares of Axiata Group Bhd., two people with knowledge of the transaction said.

Telekom Malaysia Said to Sell Axiata Shares for $131 Million

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