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Archive for September, 2009

• Platinum-Selling Hip-Hop/R&B Group Pretty Ricky’s ‘Tipsy In Dis Club’ Video Debuts Top 10 (#9) On BET ’106 and Park’ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

  Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

  Heartthrobs and best-selling group Pretty Ricky are back and ready to once again show the world why they are one of the most formidable groups in music history. The video for “Tipsy In Dis Club,” the first single from their upcoming self-titled album, premiered today on BET’s highly-rated 106 and Park in the Top 10 [...]

• Citigroup Bet Could Win Big: Is It Safe? (TheStreet.com)

  Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

  A small investment in Citigroup could be very lucrative and relatively safe, but don’t bet the farm.

• BET, MTVN Unveil Centric (MultiChannel News)

  Monday, September 28th, 2009

  BET and MTV Networks are very quietly soft-launching Centric, a new basic-cable network aimed at African-American adults, on Monday (Sept. 28).

• Governor must scramble after losing slots bet (Mansfield News Journal)

  Sunday, September 27th, 2009

  The state bet it could raise $1 billion from slots at horse tracks — and lost. With the hoped-for video slot machines rendered uncertain by the Ohio Supreme Court last week, what’s next?

• Hershey: Gambling can be a risky bet for states (Dayton Daily News)

  Saturday, September 26th, 2009

  Hershey: Gambling can be a risky bet for states

• Citigroup Exits Money-Losing Bet on Canadian Dollar Versus Yen (Bloomberg)

  Friday, September 25th, 2009

  Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. exited a bet that the Canadian dollar would strengthen against the Japanese yen after the trade lost 3.9 percent.

• BlackRock Buys More BHP, Rio Shares in Bet on Rebound (Update1) (Bloomberg)

  Thursday, September 24th, 2009

  Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — BlackRock Inc., manager of $1.37 trillion in assets, bought more shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. and other diversified mining companies in a bet that economic recovery will boost prices of commodities.

• Buffet’s Big Bet On Goldman Has Reaped A Huge Payoff (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)

  Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

  It’s 12 months later and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is $3 billion richer. Exactly one year after Buffett stunned Wall Street with his massive vote of confidence for Goldman Sachs, his bold bet is producing gigantic profits.

• BET TAKES “FIRST IN” TO COMPTON COMMUNITY: Host Tyrese to join in today’s planned high school visits. (Eurweb)

  Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

  *Tyrese Gibson, BET personality Alisha Renee and Compton Fire Department firefighters kick off the premiere of new BET series “First In” by reaching out to high school students in Compton, where the show takes place.

• One bet that Sakic returns (Denver Post)

  Monday, September 21st, 2009

  If I was a betting man, I would bet that Joe Sakic will be back with the Avalanche.

• Kanye West Leads BET Hip-Hop Award Nominees With 9 Nods — Full Nominee List Announced (Baller Status)

  Monday, September 21st, 2009

  Kanye West may not be liked much by a lot of people, due his highly-publicized interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs, but he’s still get that awards show love. It was recently revealed that he earned the most nominations for the upcoming 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards

• The Hacker: Against the odds I sink my par putt – I bet you didn’t expect that (Independent)

  Saturday, September 19th, 2009

  Gambling is a sin I happily embrace occasionally but I draw the line at my golf being the subject of a bet. I have enough trouble hitting the ball without extra pressures.

• BET college tour visits N.C. A&T campus (Greensboro News & Record)

  Saturday, September 19th, 2009

  GREENSBORO — The 8th annual BET Black College Tour stopped at N.C. A&T to interact with its viewers face-to-face on Friday. The tour last stopped at A&T in 2004. read more

• Kanye West gets 9 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations (USA Today)

  Thursday, September 17th, 2009

  Kanye West might still be under fire for his controversial act on MTV, but the ranting rapper could be looking at plenty of praise from BET next month.

• Ireland bet to avoid meltdown works, for now (Market Watch)

  Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

  Ireland’s aggressive bet to back its ailing banking system has paid off — for now.