Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday September 20, 2012:

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday September 20, 2012: Axel Springer Denies Interest in Monster Worldwide The Rumor:
German publisher Axel Springer has denied interest in acquiring Monster Worldwide MWW, according to Deal Reporter. The company was rumored last week to be a potential bidder for Monster, according to a report from FT Alphaville. Monster Worldwide has been reported to be in the closing stages of taking bids from potential buyers. Monster Worldwide closed at $8.00 Thursday, a loss of 2.20% on average volume. Hearing Chatter of China Bid for Potash Stake The Rumor:
Potash POT was the subject of chatter on Thursday. A group from China is rumored to be paying as much as $53.50 per share for a partial stake in the company. A Potash spokesperson declined comment on the chatter. Potash closed at $44.08 Thursday, a gain of 1.22% on twice average volume. Google, Amazon Could Have Interest in Acquiring Pandora The Report:
Internet radio company Pandora Media P could attract takeover interest from Google GOOG and Amazon AMZN, according to a report from Bloomberg. A takeover would be more likely if Apple AAPL were to start a competing service to Pandora. Spokespersons for the parties declined comment on the report. Pandora Media closed at $10.58 Thursday on average volume.