Stocks bounced back from an early selloff Monday. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%, the Dow was up 0.4% and the S&P 500 got a 0.5% lift. Energy stocks rose on news that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez threatened to end oil shipments to the U.S., while AIG's (AIG Quote) huge one-day loss weighed on the tape.
On CNBC's "Fast Money" Monday, the crew discussed Yahoo!'s (YHOO Quote) rejection of a buyout bid by Microsoft (MSFT Quote).
On the two companies' back-and-forth, Jeff Macke said that Yahoo!'s negative reaction to the bid as an undervaluation of the company is a bluff, and that no company would take the first offer. Yahoo!'s next step will be to accept $33 or $34 a share. Finally, he says ultimately Yahoo! will have to sell itself because it has no defense against a takeover.
Pete Najarian added that he hopes the bluff works, but if it doesn't, Yahoo! could wind up looking like Tesoro (TSO Quote). On the other hand, it may get an improved bid, as BEA Systems (BEAS Quote) did. He agreed that Yahoo! will sell for $34 a share.
RIM Rocked
...Recent Comments
| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,452.00 | 1,107.93 | 2,201.05 | 36.03 |
Oil *
72.08
|
|
DOWN
49.05
|
DOWN
6.18
|
DOWN
11.05
|
UP
0.57
|
10 Yr
3.60%
SPDR Gold
110.21
|
|
-0.47%
|
-0.55%
|
-0.50%
|
+1.61%
|
Data delayed 20 minutes |
Connect with TheStreet