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XM, Sirius merger talk leaves 'em guessing


January 23, 2007 Apparently, some on Wall Street have become transfixed by the possibility of a Sirius Satellite Radio merger with XM Satellite Radio. [...] when FCC chairman Kevin Martin said last week that laws would prohibit such a merger, XM and Sirius shares plunged 10% and 7%, respectively. The satellite radio sector is no stranger to volatility, but the fuel added by the will-they-or-won't-they-merge speculation has investors buying and selling at monstrous levels.

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