[mtmail]

I'd say the rumors are made up. While in the headline there it's not mentioned in the article itself. Why would the stock go down if there were takeover rumors?

[nordic_nomad]

This is a good observation. All I can think of is that generally the impact of unconfirmed take over offers that might not happen is significantly less than missing earnings projections.

I imagine if anything ends up gaining steam you'll see people jump on board hoping for a premium on the stock purchase.