11.   Quaker Oats was up in active trading because of takeover rumors first reported by Dan Dorfman, the CNBC financial journalist.

12.   Revlon, which is based in New York, declined to comment Wednesday on the market activity and takeover rumors.

13.   So many takeover rumors have appeared in the press that analysts find it difficult to predict which institutions might merge.

14.   Since then there have been several Apple takeover rumors involving him.

15.   Takeover rumors were rampant, but Brewer insisted he had no plans to sell his company.

16.   Takeover rumors have surfaced repeatedly.

17.   Takeover rumors have swirled around Magma, which is based in Tuscon, Ariz., for the last few weeks.

18.   Takeover rumors were rampant, but MindSpring insisted it had no plans to sell the company.

19.   The Goldman Sachs takeover rumor was published today in a front-page article in Jornal do Commercio, a Rio de Janeiro business newspaper.

20.   The market was expected to rise on higher shares in Cementos Diamante SA, which has been the subject of takeover rumors by Cemex SA de CV of Mexico.