Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday December 5, 2013:

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday December 5, 2013: Report Time Warner Cable Likely to Accept $150-$160/Share Offer The Rumor:
Shares of Time Warner Cable TWC spiked almost 9% higher Thursday on report from Bloomberg that Charter Communications CHTR, Comcast CMCSA and Cox have considered bids for the U.S's second largest cable operator. Time Warner Cable reportedly will accept a bid of $150 to $160 per share. Reuters first reported on November 1, that Charter was weighing a bid for TWC. Time Warner Cable closed Thursday at $132.53, a gain of $0.33. Jos A Bank Says Considering Men's Wearhouse Bid The Call:
Jos. A. Bank JOSB CEO R. Neal Black said Thursday, during the company's earnings call, that they are reviewing Men's Wearhouse's MW $1.2 billion offer. Black said "work is underway, but I cannot give you a timeline of when that work will be completed enough to give a thoughtful response". Men's Wearhouse offered $55.00 per share for Jos. A. Bank on November 26, following discussions with investor Eminence Capital CEO Ricky Sandler. Jos. A. Bank had offered $48.00 per share for Men's Wearhouse on October 9 and the offer was rejected. Jos. A. Bank closed Thursday at $56.46, a loss of $0.43 Hearing Vulcan Materials Could Bid for Silica Holdings The Rumor:
Shares of Silica Holdings SLCA rose Friday on market chatter of a potential bid from Vulcan Materials VMC. The rumored purchase price is $48.00 per share. A spokesperson for Silica Holdings declined comment on the rumor. A Vulcan Materials spokesperson was not available for comment. Silica Holdings closed Thursday at $35.34, a gain of 2%. After hours, the shares traded 3.5% lower on announcement of a 4.526 million share offering by GGC USS Holdings.