Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Friday October 5, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday October 5, 2012:

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Sprint's

Board was rumored to be meeting Friday to discuss a bid for MetroPCS

, according to sources. Both of the parties had declined comment on the report on Thursday. Deutsche Telekom

and MetroPCS had announced Wednesday that they had signed an agreement to combine T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS in a deal that included 1.5B in cash plus stock. MetroPCS closed at $12.65 Friday, a loss of 0.32% on 3.5 times average volume.

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A note from ISI Friday said it would make sense for EMC

to buy Juniper Networks

. The firm has a $28 PT on Juniper. Back in March, Oracle

was rumored to be paying as much as $36 per share for Juniper. Spokespersons for Juniper and EMC were not available for comment. Juniper Networks closed at $16.65 Friday, a loss of 0.30% on lower than average volume.

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ArcelorMittal

is once again interested in acquiring US Steel

, according to sources. The pair is frequently mentioned as possibly doing a deal, but both companies have repeatedly dismissed the rumors. A spokesperson for US Steel declined comment, while an ArcelorMittal spokesperson could not be reached. US Steel closed at $19.83 Friday, a gain of 0.58% on average volume.

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Monster Worldwide

has ended talks with a private equity firm, according to

. Monster has been rumored to be in talks with several PE firms and public companies, including Microsoft

, Oracle

, News Corp

and Salesforce.com

. Monster Worldwide has confirmed they have been in talks to sell the company, but would not confirm Friday's rumor. Monster Worldwide closed at $7.30 Friday, a loss of 9.32% on 2.5 times average volume.