. >> a week after naming a new c.e.o., best buy's founder has his own deal to make an offer to take the retailer private. richardn 3.2% today but they remain well below the price range schultze has mentioned as a possible bid, $24 to $26 per share. best buy closed below $18 tonight. a much different retailer, tiffany earned one penny less than estimates. sales fell in asia and in the u.s. the company also cut its financial forecast for the second straight quarter, but anticipates margins to improve during the holidays. shares jumped 7.2% despite the disappointing earnings. it's warning was not as bad as feared, and it continues to move forward with store openings. this is a three and a half month high for tiffany shares. it's been more than 12 years since the deal of the century, and three years since it was unwound, today a.o.l. announced two efforts to pay shareholders: a special dividend, and a faster stock buyback plan. the special dividend will be $5.15 per share, payable in cash to shareholders of record on december 5. at the same time, a.o.l. has accelerated a stock buyback plan, re-purchasing $600 millio