This rumor has stimulated call buying by speculators yesterday and today, hoping that the price of the stock will jump.

The rumor was the major catalyst today that caused [Yahoo] stock to move.

Today, people can say anything they want. Suddenly it gets in the rumor mill and then it evolves and then somehow it becomes fact and you say, What is this? You know, why don't you ask me?

It's ridiculous, isn't it? The rumor is our cost will go up another 30 cents tonight.

We're going to have to play three complete periods (today). We'll see a better team (today), a team that will capitalize on your mistakes and jump all over you.

The old 'buy the rumor, sell the fact' trade is in play now, and that will apply to the expected results set to come out,