Big news in Wall Street Journal. The Acxiom buyout deal has been scrapped and Charles Morgan is stepping down as company leader.

Here and here and here are all the public statements the company has issued about the news.

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OUCH. Stock trading below $16 last time I looked. The buyout was to be at $27, but had been trading well short of that as the sense grew that the deal was in trouble.

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