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NEW YORK (Reuters)-A major shareholder of Palm expects Motorola to announce a deal to acquire Palm for about $2 billion as soon as Thursday, CNBC said on Wednesday. CNBC said the shareholder did not want to be identified. Palm, which makes the Treo smartphone and other handheld devices, has hired Morgan Stanley to pursue a buyer, sources told Reuters in early March. Technology news Web site Unstrung.com on Monday quoted unidentified sources saying Motorola, Nokia, and private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake Partners could be potential bidders for Palm. Unstrung also said a deal could be announced by Thursday, when Palm is scheduled to report quarterly results. Palm said it does not comment on rumor or speculation. Motorola was not immediately available for comment. Palm shares, which have risen on in recent weeks on acquisition rumors, were up 3.1 percent at $19.35 on the Nasdaq. Motorola shares were down 1.5 percent at $18.54 on the New York Stock Exchange. " A vida é uma festa, aconteça o que acontecer " ©¿©¬ Paulo G Muller " Insano® " 55 21 2240.9001 / 9256 Palm T|X http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgmuller/
