Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday August 22, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday August 22, 2013:

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Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals

fell sharply following the resumption of trade on the Nasdaq late Thursday. According to market chatter, Amgen

is looking for Onyx to accept a lower offer, due a dispute over Kryopolis trial data. Late Wednesday

reported that Onyx had agreed to allow Amgen and other potential bidders to view the company's Kryopolis trial data. To date, only Amgen has made a firm offer of $120 per share for Onyx. Spokespersons for both companies have repeatedly declined comment on these reports. Onyx Pharmaceuticals closed at $117.59 Thursday, a gain of $1.00.

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Shares of Dreamworks Animation

spiked higher Thursday on chatter that Carl Icahn was slowly building a stake in the film company. Mr. Icahn and Dreamworks did not respond to requests by

for comments. Dreamworks Animation closed at $29.86 Thursday, a gain of 1.74%.

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Apple

confirmed Thursday a report by Jessica Lessin that had acquired Embark. The company makes free mobile apps for Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems that provide mass transit information for U.S. cities, including New York, Boston and San Francisco. Apple closed at $502.96 Thursday, a gain of $0.60.