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Today's Best Market Rumors (10/5/2009)

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Update 10.03 AM: NetApp (NTAP) may be on a short list of tech buy-out targets but does not appear to have any real suitors.  (Barron’s)

Update 9.55 AM:  CIT’s (CIT) bond swap may not solve its acute problem of access to unsecured commercial paper. (The Deal)

Brocade (BRCD) has put itself up for sale  (WSJ)

Dolby (DLB), Skechers (SKX), and E*Trade (ETFC) could be buy-out targets (SIA)

Solar companies may be messing around with their accounting  (Barron’s)

Cash4Gold will have revenue of $160 million this year, proof that there is not justice in life.  (TechCrunch)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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