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Big Avon Options Bet (AVP)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 2:15 pm

Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a controversial stock in all aspects.  While some were hoping that buyout interest would remain and head higher, many are hoping that former CEO ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/4/2012) BMW And Hyundai Motor JV

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 8:40 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire. Micron is the likely winner in bidding for Elpida Memory (Reuters) BMW and Hyundai will have a joint engine development ...
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Facebook: Targeting $85 to $95 Billion IPO Valuation Rather Than $100 Billion? (FB, GOOG, ZNGA, MSFT, GSVC, SVVC)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 2:51 pm

If you are like me, chances are high that you are ready for this Facebook IPO to finally get out of the way.  Make no mistake, Facebook will be the ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/2/2012) GM M&A

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 8:42 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire The Facebook IPO road show will start on May 7 (WSJ) GM will buy one third of Isuzu Douglas A. ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (5/1/2012) Coca-Cola Bid For Monster

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 7:30 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire.         ...
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Coke Ready to Swallow a Monster? (KO, MNST, PEP, DPS)

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 2:53 pm

When the largest soft-drink company in the US can’t make a competitive product in a growing market, it looks around for a company it can buy. It appears that the ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/30/2012) Nokia Sell Vertu Luxury Unit

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 8:08 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire Nokia may sell its Vertu luxury phone business (FT) Air Lease Corp. will buy 60 Boeing 737s (WSJ) Goldman Sachs ...
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One Big Disbelief of an Amylin Buyout… Worth Only $12 Per Share? (AMLN, BMY, MRK, AZN, SNY, PFE, NVO)

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 9:15 am

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) is supposed to be acquired by a larger drug company.  It is one of the biggest public merger rumors out there. At least that is the belief ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/27/2012) Falcone Trouble At LightSquared

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 8:28 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire US investigators have expanded their insider trading probe at Goldman Sachs (WSJ) Some creditors have tried to push out hedge ...
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Amylin Gets Carl Icahn Off Its Neck! (AMLN, IEP)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:26 pm

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) is supposed to be getting a takeover offer soon, or at least it is expected to receive or disclose several possible bids soon.  Now the company ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/25/2012) Facebook IPO Delay

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 8:42 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire Facebook will push its IPO back a week because of M&A activity undertaken by the social network (Reuters) Bank of ...
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What’s A Better Buyout: Ardea or Amylin? (RDEA, AMLN, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEA) is soaring today on news that AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) is paying about $1.26 billion to acquire the company.  With another small-cap to mid-cap biotech and ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/20/2012) Dewey & LeBoeuf Chapter 11?

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 8:36 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire. Carlyle Group may buy South Korean group Kyobo Life Insurance for $1.8 billion (Reuters) Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf may ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/19/2012) Goldman Fund Sale

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 8:29 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire. Goldman Sachs will sell its Petershill fund. Douglas A. McIntyre   ...
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A Real Macau Win for Wynn? (WYNN, MPEL)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 2:34 pm

Do you remember the “Do over!” SEC filing from Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) a few weeks back? Everyone assumed it meant a deal was all but done, but now shares ...
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