75.20 (+0.14%) Crude $98.97 (+53c) Gold $1500.80 (+$8.30) ***Options Expiration Today, ANN reports pre-open*** Barnes & Noble gets proposal from Liberty Media to buy company for $17/share cash (20.1% premium) Gap Q1 profit slides 23% on lower comps and margins (cuts full year forecast) (trading -15%) Ae

K Jan services unexpectedly grew at fastest pace in 4 months (51.5 from 48.9 in December) • Virgin Media confirms FT story that it is in talks with Liberty Media on possible transaction (trading +14.9%) • KPN FY slight below, Q4 EBITDA light, revs ahead, announce $4bn right issue to cut debt and invest in op

OILT ($600M), NTAP, TBBK ($100M) Other Newspaper Articles & Stories Barron's cover: Discusses philanthropy in America Barron's Barron's positive: Liberty Media (LMCA) Barron's, Transocean (RIG) Barron's HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI) Barron's WSJ cautious: Netflix (NFLX) WSJ EFTA00400428 • Global Gas Push