Market Rumors 05/08
Today's Market Rumors 05/08
AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS): rumors reported in FT.com that Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) would offer $40 for the company. The bid report was later questioned.
Alcoa (NYSE: AA): rumor the company, which bid for Alcan (NYSE: AL), could itself be a takeover target. Large holder JANA Partners wants AA to drop its bid for AL and go on the auction block.
Steel Dynamics Inc. (Nasdaq: STLD) and Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE: CMC) up on talk they could be next steel takeovers.
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO): UBS sees partnership with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) instead of merger and notes that YHOO's CEO is presenting in a meeting Wednesday with MSN's VP titled "The New Network"
eSpeed Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPD): Rumors of another bid as controlling holder turned away $12 bid from Tullett Prebon and company is an activist shareholder target.
Cramer names Weight Watcher's International Inc. (NYSE: WTW), United Stationers Inc. (Nasdaq: USTR) and Brinks Co. (NYSE: BCO) as takeover targets. Cramer is using buybacks to predict takeovers.
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) and Ceradyne Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDN) seen a takeover targets by Cramer following the takeover of Armor Holdings (NYSE: AH) by BAE yesterday.
Alltel Corp. (NYSE: AT): Continued takeover talk. Reports company cancelled from an upcoming conference.
Countrywide Financial Corp. (NYSE: CFC): vague, but questionable, takeover talk. Also stock is breaking out technically.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR): more takeover talk as company announced in April it will explore strategic alternatives.
BEA Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS): Continued takeover talk
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