peHUB Second Opinion 08.12

Old But Still Good: Seven surprises to expect when negotiating employment with a PE firm. Deals: Blackstone, TPG and Stifle Financial are bidding for Morgan Keegan. And, Rovio Entertainament Oy is in talks to get funding that would value Angry Birds at $1.2 bln. Divided: A U.S. appeals court rules that a key part of Obamacare is unconstitutional. Not that Bad: Taking stock of Wall Street's wild week. Apple: Don't expect Apple to host a Sept. 7 event to launch the iPhone 5. Smart Phones: 14 million Americans scanned QR or bar codes on their mobile phones in June. Gawker: The S&P downgrade was basically Michele Bachmann's fault. Just Mean: Sam Odio has hacked Jon Stark's communal Starbucks card and gotten $625 on his own Starbucks card. He says he's donating the money to charity.