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What: Shares of hospital operator Tenet Healthcare
So what: The deal, which would create the nation's largest hospital operator if accepted, represents a whopping 40% premium to Tenet's closing price Thursday. Of course, with Tenet having rejected the unsolicited bid as "not remotely fair value," Mr. Market feels confident enough in a substantially higher offer to send the shares well past the offer price.
Now what: When you make 50% in one morning, taking at least some dough off the table seems like the prudent thing to do. While it might be tempting to hold out for a higher offer, the risk (even if it's small) that Community Health might back off altogether might not be worth taking. With Tenet peers like LifePoint Hospitals
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