31.   Takeover rumors about Apple have been common for more than a year.

32.   The Springer move cranked up the financial pressure on cash-strapped Kirch, the subject of takeover rumors and speculation about its financial condition.

33.   Warburg has been the subject of takeover rumors since the autumn, when it reported disappointing profits.

34.   Imperial Tobacco, which recently split off from Hanson, was already the object of takeover rumors, perhaps from BAT.

35.   The market benefited from some good company news and from a few takeover rumors.