Absent sources stir speculation.
It also stirred speculation that Credit Suisse might use the 5.5percentt share it holds in another insurer, Swiss Life, as partial payment.
Inevitably the high-profile success stirred speculation that Mr. Abutalibov might be destined for higher office, perhaps prime minister.
Observations of the flight of birds and projectiles stirred speculation among the ancients as to the forces involved and the manner of their interaction.
Ms. Tymoshenko had stirred speculation that she might do so by remaining largely out of the public eye in recent days.
The announcement's timing has stirred speculation here that the court might invalidate the first round of the elections and require a revote.
His address, and the reception accorded it, stirred speculation that Dr. Carson, who is black, could be a palatable alternative for conservatives in the 2016 presidential election.
That stirred speculation that he might be trying to send a covert signal to the sniper, acknowledging his power as a means of encouraging further communication.
Mr. Vasella stirred speculation last week that Novartis may merge with its crosstown rival, Roche Holding, with approving comments in a magazine interview about the advantages of such a merger.
The proposal, advanced by President Dmitri A. Medvedev, has stirred speculation that it is intended to pave the way for his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, to return to the presidency.
