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Why Time Warner Inc Stock Jumped Today

Is this meaningful? Or just another movement?

By Jeremy Bowman – Updated Jul 16, 2014 at 7:30PM EST

Time Warner (TWX +0.00%) shares soared today, gaining as much as 18% after the company received an unsolicited buyout offer worth $80 billion from 21st Century Fox (FOXA +0.00%). Fox shares fell 4% on the news, though the market clearly expects a second offer, given Time Warner's jump. Will a megamerger between the two media giants go through? The slideshow below provides further detail on today's developments, and lets you know what Fox's next move could be.

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Jeremy Bowman
Jeremy Bowman has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst, covering technology, consumer goods, and macroeconomic trends since 2011. Before The Motley Fool, Jeremy was a newspaper reporter, restaurant manager, and English teacher abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Colorado College and a master’s degree in business administration from American University. One of his Motley Fool headlines was briefly featured on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
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