Hi snag,

I am gonna venture into maybe uncharted territory with this post. But first, the Tesoro is REAL and it will undoubtedly become something of significance, IMO.

I, as well as others are starting to hear speculative rumours of negotiations. Its so easy for this to happen with this stock because thats what we do, prove a property then negotiate a sale. Rumours may have no substance and be exactly rumours. BUT, as time goes on here, the indicators are being read by more and more interests and they are pointing in that direction. These rumors appear to be spreading, and eventually, if we get news or not, they are gonna effect the sp with rises that may be more than 20% in a day. At that point it hits a regulators flag and then the rise is questioned by authorities. At that time Lori will be contacted and asked to explain the sp rise OR make a public statement about the merit of these rumours. I beleive that time is getting near.

Investors are smarter today and getting smarter. They are better informed and are better able to recognize the signs of something just not adding up. This enables rumours to circulate faster and have to be dealt with quicker. In the past, companies could withhold info for periods well over a year, with nothing much thought of it. Retail investors NOW recognize this as a buyout/negotiations indicator, and as the amount of retail investors steadily grow, this indicator is recognized much earlier than it has in the past and gets spread faster. So for us to have material info held for many months, its relatively easy to see why rumours get started, especially if you have a property with the potential and advanced stage which the Tesoro is at.

From all the DD I have done and my bit of knowledge of the markets, it fits with me, BUT you are never sure until you get the actual confirmation.

IMO