Wall Street's M&A Chatter From December 15

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday December 15, 2016.

Verizon Said to be Considering Dropping Yahoo! Deal

The Rumor:

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ could consider backing out of the deal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. YHOO, according to Bloomberg. The report said Verizon could renegotiate the deal or walk away to pursue a bigger deal for content and video, to keep pace with rival AT&T T, who is acquiring Time Warner TWX. Yahoo announced on Wednesday that one billion accounts were accessed by an unauthorized third-party in August 2013.

Yahoo closed at $38.41 on Thursday, down 3.15 percent.

Hearing Renewed Whole Foods Takeover Chatter

The Rumor:

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. WFM rose on renewed takeover chatter. Publix was mentioned as the rumored buyer once again. A Publix spokesperson declined comment on the rumor.

Whole Foods closed Thursday at $31.68, up 1.51 percent.

CNBC's Faber Saying No Kraft-Heinz Mondelez Talks Going On Now

The Rumor:

CNBC's David Faber said that there are currently no ongoing talks between Mondelez MDLZ and Kraft-Heniz Co KHC. On Wednesday, Bilanz reported that Kraft-Heinz was seeking an acquisition the maker of Oreos and Cadbury, with help from Brazil's 3G and investor Warren Buffet.

Mondelez closed Thursday at $44.71, up 4.39 percent.