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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 2014

Page

11

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Barnes & Noble ends Nook stake with Microsoft deal

Barnes & Noble will buy out Microsoft's stake in Nook Media LLC to spin off its loss making Nook unit. The cash and stock deal values at about $125 million with $62.4 million in cash and about 2.7 million shares. Microsoft owned roughly 17 percent via preferred shares. The firm aims to complete the Nook Media spin off by August 2015. The move follows weaker Nook performance versus Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad, and a 2.6 percent Q2 revenue drop to $1.69 billion.

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Sears Posts 548 Million Loss as Store Closures Surge

Sears Holdings reported a quarterly net loss of 548 million for the period ending Nov 1 down from last year and announced plans to close 235 underperforming stores this year, nearly doubling August projections. Chief Executive Eddie Lampert cited an improving trend and projected a 50 million boost to EBITDA from store closures amid stiff competition from Target Wal Mart Home Depot and online retailers.

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Unemployment claims drop as labor market steadies

Initial claims fell 17,000 to 297,000 for the week ending November 29, signaling a steadier labor market. The four week moving average rose to 299,000, while ongoing claims increased to 2.36 million in the week ended November 22.

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