BlackBerry Spikes On Apple Buyout Rumor...But News Is Old

<pBlackBerry Ltd BBRY is up 1.5 percent on Wednesday afternoon. After trading near the $10.12 area at 1:10pm, shares rose as high as $10.37 by 1:30pm.</p

The reason for the catalyst -- according to traders -- appears to be an article published by The Inquirer shortly before the price movement.

Of note, the article is a recap of all existing analysis of BlackBerry-Apple Inc. AAPL M&A chatter; it does not provide any new information.

Earlier this week, merger rumors between the two tech giants pushed BlackBerry shares up nearly 6 percent. Four months ago, a seperate Samsung M&A rumor -- that did not come to fruition -- boosted the stock nearly 30 percent.

As Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry recently told Benzinga, "I think the play with BlackBerry is a partnership play, not at all an acquisition.

"If they even have to spend $1, they would rather spend [it] on something that enhances the world, which is very focused on instant responses. I don't think BlackBerry is in that space," he added.

At the time of this writing, BlackBerry shares remain above the $10.30 level despite the lack of any novel news items.