11.   In a move no less shocking for having been speculated about for several months, Tina Brown resigned as editor of The New Yorker Wednesday.

12.   Investors in both Canada and the U.S. have speculated for weeks about whether the Fed has enough evidence of sluggish growth to justify a rate cut.

13.   Investment bankers have speculated for months that Commerzbank was seeking to acquire another U.S. money management firm to go along with Boston-based Martingale Asset Management LP.

14.   Investment bankers have speculated for months that Commerzbank was looking to acquire a U.S. money management firm.

15.   Industry observers have speculated for years that only the strongest will survive.

16.   Investment bankers have speculated for months that Commerzbank was seeking to acquire a U.S. money management firm.

17.   Linguists and neurobiologists have speculated for years about the origin of languages.

18.   North had speculated for weeks that Wilder would give up.

19.   Observers had speculated for the past two months that RTZ might make a takeover bid for CRA.

20.   Other financial industry executives have been speculating for months about potential acquisition targets for Deutsche Bank.