Today's Best Market Rumors (9/29/2009) (AMD)(GOOG)(AMGN)

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Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: September 29, 2009 9:13 am

Last Updated: March 10, 2020 6:54 pm

Updated throughout the day.

Update: Xerox (XRX) may find that IBM (IBM) or HP (HPQ) outbid it for ACS (ACS) (Barron’s)

Update: Apple (AAPL) may be working on a touchscreen remote for an upcoming TV product. (The Boy Genius Report)

Update: Sequenom (SQNM) is recovering some losses, perhaps due to rumors it may be sold (TheStreet)

Warner Music (WMG) may be near a licensing deal with Google’s (GOOG) YouTube. (WSJ)

Hedge fund manager John Paulson may try to merge CIT (CIT) with IndyMac Federal Bank (NYPost)

Cytokinetics (CYTK) continues to rise despite denying rumorsthat it may be bought by Amgen (AMGN) (DJ Newswires).

AMD (AMD) could be at riskfor bankruptcy. (MarketWatch)

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) may be acquisition targets. (The Deal)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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