• 15 Jul 2008 at 4:38 PM

Reuters Says No Sprint Acquisition In The Works

By Bess Levin

Reuters is pouring cold water all over the story that SK Telecom, the Korean telecom company, and Sprint Nextel are in acquisition talks. Instead, any talks are about a technology collaboration. Reuters sources their story to “a person familiar with the matter.”
Two hours ago CNBC’s David Faber reported that SK and Sprint were in merger talks.
We expect that the SEC is now investigating these dangerously misleading rumors that pushed Sprint’s stock up almost 9 percent today. Or does the investigation have a “downtick” rule?
Sprint not in acquisition talks with SK: source [Reuters]

Comments (35)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:43 PM

    Bess & Carney,
    Why is the Erin Callan thread offline?

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM

    Guest @ 4:43…
    Someone posted a pic of Bess in high school….

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:46 PM

    Cause there was a link to a picture of BL in school uniform.

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:48 PM

    a naughty pic

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:48 PM

    cnbc v reuters

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:48 PM

    Guest@4:45pm…
    Thank you, but now I can’t post my take on Erin’s new gig.
    The Guy from Delaware

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:49 PM

    the guy from delaware– why are you back?

  8. 8
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:50 PM

    is it the other guy from delaware dressed in disguise?

  9. 9
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:51 PM

    nobody fucks with faber

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:51 PM

    Guest@4:49pm…
    Because some of you missed me.
    The Guy from delaware

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:52 PM

    delaware– who missed you? the other guy from delaware or that guy from delaware?

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:53 PM

    Guy from delaware– was your take on erin’s new gig going to be a cougar story?

  13. 13
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:54 PM

    i missed the guy from delaware
    – the guy from west virginia

  14. 14
    Posted by diablo | July 15, 2008 at 4:56 PM

    I saw the Bess picture in a comment in the Sorkin/Carney post, and the message was deleted pretty quick. I did save the URL.
    I can understand why Bess doesn’t want that picture posted.

  15. 15
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:56 PM

    People in West Virginia read dealbreaker? Bess & Craney you guys should probably erase that comment and shut down the thread before the advertisers find out we don’t all live in Manhattan

  16. 16
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:57 PM

    spiderman the musical–
    http://defamer.com/398569/spider+man-the-musical-open-call-seeks-vocally-gifted-peter-parker-types

  17. 17
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:57 PM

    @ diablo
    Yeah same here
    I have the URL but I’m not putting it up

  18. 18
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:58 PM

    “People in West Virginia read dealbreaker? Bess & Craney you guys should probably erase that comment and shut down the thread before the advertisers find out we don’t all live in Manhattan”
    fuck you!
    – the guy from west virginia

  19. 19
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 4:59 PM

    west virginia in the house!

  20. 20
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:04 PM

    Two comments in particular from last week led me to believe that at least some of you missed me.
    1) “I’d like a large serving of Sex with a side of Crazy, thank you.”
    2) ” It’s okay if TGFD comes back, but in moderation.”
    Erin’s new gig:
    Notice that she was chosen for a new Managing Director of Global Hedge Funds position. Want to know why? Here it is—Because when those hedge funds implode after the SEC, the Fed and Congress get through with them, the “skank” will be there to take the fall. Too bad they’ll waste all that coin on her for the few weeks she’ll be on the job. Sept 2nd? Is that when she starts? The implosion should start about then.
    The Guy from Delaware

  21. 21
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:07 PM

    The Guy from Delaware– how do we know those aren’t from you?

  22. 22
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    The Guy from Delaware– what’s your problem with erin? seriously? is it just that she’s a chick?

  23. 23
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:13 PM

    Guest@5:07pm…
    I didn’t write the comments. I obviously can’t convince you, so all I can say is, “I didn’t”.
    Guest@5:08pm…
    She fits my definition of a “skank”. What about my take on her new gig?
    The Guy from Delaware

  24. 24
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:15 PM

    The Guy from Delaware–why don’t you think a skank could be a good businesswoman

  25. 25
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    prostitutes make excellent business ladies

  26. 26
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:20 PM

    Your mom wasn’t that good.

  27. 27
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:31 PM

    Guest@5:15pm…
    Good question. A “skank” can be a good businesswoman; however, Erin is both a “skank” and a not-so-good businesswoman.
    The old saying about people getting promoted till they are in over their heads and become incompetent applies to Erin. She was ineffective as CFO at LEH. I predicted her imminent fall shortly before it occured. She foolishly thought she was a celebrity, etc. She is already set up for another fall. Sept 2nd is 1-1/2 months from now, so why doesn’t her new boss want her to start right away? I wouldn’t think LEH wants her hanging around for another 6 weeks anyhow.
    The Guy from Delaware

  28. 28
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:39 PM

    Well, I just did 20 push-ups and 20 sit-ups. All ‘buffed’ now and heading up to the pool. The chicks all like my ‘Lilly’ swim trunks. They giggle and say, “It takes a real man to wear pink Lillys”.
    The Guy from Delaware

  29. 29
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 5:43 PM

    The guy from delaware– are you retarded? seriously, we want to know.

  30. 30
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM

    Sprint overcharged my small (US) company for over $50,000.00. We caught them doing it and now they refuse to refund the over-payments. You can read the full story at http://www.sprint-really-sucks.com
    I also wrote an open letter to Dan Hesse the Chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel. It is a good read so please consider reading the letter.
    http://www.sprint-really-sucks.com/open-letter-dan-hesse.aspx

  31. 31
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 6:24 PM

    TGFD @ 5:39 – Dude, TMI for Christ’s sake!
    The Other Guy from Delaware

  32. 32
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    TOGFD@6:24pm…
    I guess the post about the Lillys might have been a bit much. You’re right. I’ll try to back off a bit.
    What about you? Are you going soft? What happened to that “Full-Bore, In-Your-Face, Bring-It-On-Bitches” TOGFD who posted last week? That was your post, wasn’t it?
    Guest@5:43pm…
    Retarded? Don’t know. Never got checked. How about you? Your question was certainly “retarded”.

  33. 33
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 9:52 PM

    Oops. Forgot to sign off.
    The Guy from Delaware

  34. 34
    Posted by guest | July 15, 2008 at 11:03 PM

    Some of you wanted TGFD/TOGFD back. Now he’s back. It’s not only a full serving of sex & crazy, but it’s a double-load of banality.

  35. 35
    Posted by guest | July 16, 2008 at 7:54 AM

    TGFD@9:50 pm – Yep that was me. I’m not going soft…just a little winded from dicing with these folks by myself. Welcome back!
    @11:03 pm – FYI, it’s “they’re back”. Banality is in the eye of the beholder, asswipe.
    The Other Guy from Delaware

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