Triad's a Target to Some

For investors in Triad -- a hospital chain that's considered a ripe takeover target by some -- one Wall Street expert has issued a clear warning.

In a nutshell, Banc of America analyst Gary Taylor says this: Buyer, beware. The company could have bigger problems than rising bad debts from the uninsured.

Indeed, when downgrading the company's stock to sell this week, Taylor suggested that Triad has been playing accounting games and that the company's results -- while clearly lackluster -- could be even worse than they seem. ...