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Good news. >> yes, it is. thanks. did you know "huffington post" was even for sale? well, somebody just bought it. christine romans with us right now. not just somebody. >> aol. >> yes. >> aol best known for youve got mail and the dial-up internet business, something that theyve seen their subscriber base decline and decline and decline. now they are going for a bid to relevance, that is buying content. among them now "huffington post." this is the most high-profile of their gambits. in fact, ...

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Important thing. >> and i just heard that you landed arianna huffington tonight. shes also joining you. >> i did. i just spoke to the sexiest woman on the internet. she just got $315 million richer. >> not too shabby. >> not too shabby at all. i interview her and the bofs aol. shes the queen of the internet and a very regal evening i also have an exclusive interview with gene noar of jordan. >> you have a big night ahead of you. well look for you at 9:00 live. >> 9:00 live, and i know youll be w...

Alison kosik live at the stock exchange. before we talk about the changes for us, tell me about the deal. >> reporter: heres the deal. aol is buying that left-leaning "huffington post" website that you mentioned for $350 million. heres what web traffic marketers say. they say "huffington post" has pretty good readership and aol has a bigger reach. the fact is aol has been struggling. the acquisition is considered a bigger deal for aol trying to put its name back on the map because its traditiona...

Chuck, it does say a lot about what to expect out of digital content and where we can expect some of these web properties headed down the road. its got a lot of people talking about that. all of this adds up to so far, so good when it comes to the markets. >> i have to admit im scratching my head on the last one. i had no idea the huff fing the only post was worth the same amount as your average hockey franchise. >> aol could have bought the edmonton oilers, but instead they went this route. >> ...

Arianna huffington taking over content on aol. is that a good idea? former white house press secretary dana perino here to weigh in in moments. >> yes. and the green bay packers have a message for president obama. >> i dont know where youre watching, but it doesnt matter because were coming to you. were coming to the white house. >> yep, im in arlington, texas with a live wrap of the game that you just saw. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. hope you had a great weekend...

This week well find out if the cheerful trend continues with fresh trade and consumer sentiment data on tap along with earnings from coca-cola, disney and cisco. the fdic meets to a new set of rules that would try to curb bonuses at banks. that take what the agency calls inappropriate risks. there is big buzz this morning about the huffington post being bought by aol in a deal worth $315 million. french drug maker sanofi aventis is still in talks to take over genzyme in what could be a $19 bil...

Blue chips like caterpillar, apple and ibm. lowes owns a hotel chain, cna financial and a drilling company. and game maker hasbro slightly higher on lackluster demand over christmas. aol buying the huffington post for $315 million. offshore driller -- danaher picking up colemans for 6.8 billion. and big lots soaring on a final report its working with goldman-sachs on putting itself up for sale. thats it for cnbc, first in business worldwide and now back to chris at "hardball."

Benefits. air anrizonir arianna huffingto in charge of the huffington post. clients accusing them of slapping rather large overdraft charges on customers. that seems to be coming to a close. back to you. >> arianna huffington will be kept on board at aol. shell be in charge of contents on aol. still to come, well go down to arlington, texas, for highlights. they didnt get the vince lombardi trophy the without a fight from the steelers. plus, how about the super bowl ads? ozzie and bieber. ke...

State. >> yes, because its a wonderful state. >> they screw up somewhere else, they say, lets go to florida. no, stay away! we dont want balloon boy! we should have income taxes on balloon boy. >> all right. are you done? >> florida, seriously? floridas tax structure is just amazing. did i not realize how amazing it was until i moved to new york. >> yeah, yeah. >> what about this huffington post thing? >> well get there. im going to go now to cnbcs nicole lapin for your business on the go. thats...