Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday January 27, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday January 27, 2014: Comcast Near Deal with Charter to Acquire Certain Time Warner Cable Assets The Rumor:
Shares of Charter Communications CHTR rose sharply Monday, on a report from Bloomberg that Comcast CMCSA would acquire certain assets of Time Warner Cable CMCSA, should Charter complete a deal to acquire TWC. Reports of that potential surfaced late Friday. Shares of Cablevsion Systems CVC also spiked higher, as Friday's report mentioned Comcast might pursue a bid for Cablevision. Charter Communications closed Monday at $31.27, a loss of 1.5%. Ariad Shares Selloff as Traders Doubt Rumors of a Deal The Selloff:
Shares of Ariad Phamaceuticals ARIA gave up recent gains Monday, as traders lost faith in last week's Daily Mail rumor that Eli Lilly LLY and other big pharma could bid as much as $20 per share. Adam Feuerstein, in TheStreet.com, reported comments by a short-seller who is doubting such a deal would be made, based on potential competing drugs from Novartis NVS for Ariad's Iclusig and AP26113. Ariad Phamaceuticals closed Monday at $7.91, a loss of 12%. Report Texas Industries Reaches Agreement to Sell to Martin Marietta The Rumor:
Share of Texas Industries TXI moved higher late Monday, on a report from Bloomberg the company had reached an agreement to be acquired by Martin Marietta MLM, according to sources. Talks between the two companies had been rumored on Friday. Texas Industries closed Friday at $71.54, a loss of 4.5%, but traded more than 1% higher after