The New York Observer was the first to report this week of "internal rumors that The Daily has been put 'on watch'".
One source said that this deal followed internal rumors of acquisition talks with Airbnb as the company was shifting focus from Series C funding to the potential acquisition.
Investors dislike uncertainty, and companies that do not adequately plan for CEO succession leave themselves open to instability, internal politics, rumors and the potential loss of the highest performers.
Shelley Clarke, a fisheries scientist who published the first systematic study of the shark fin trade in 2006, believes that China's recent austerity drive and a rumored internal crackdown on smuggling have had a powerful complementary effect.
Clarke agrees that conservation awareness is part of the picture, but she believes the Chinese government's recent austerity drive and a rumored internal crackdown on smuggling between October 2012 and March 2013 (which is encouraging in its own right) are also pushing down demand for shark fin.
The other widely rumored internal contender was President of EA Labels Frank Gibeau.
Vatican observers say that the scandal has unsettled the church hierarchy, giving rise to rumors of internal discord.
The higher rent set off an internal debate, and sparked rumors of the demise of the cafe, which Mr. Urwand denied.
It was another reminder that an Islamist insurgency remains a viable threat even as Pakistan careens from an internal political crisis, with rumors of a possible military coup, to a diplomatic one with the United States over an errant airstrike.
mode and raised doubts about the memos, CBS and Rather dug in their heels, even as the ground was crumbling under them, and put out a bizarrely defensive statement saying, "Contrary to some rumors, no internal investigation is underway at CBS News nor is one planned".
