Even though the company's shares have rallied in recent days and closed yesterday at $83.125, they are still well off their December high of $113.

The shares rallied slightly late last week, closing at $11.02 on Friday.

After falling to $12.25 in April, those shares have also rallied, to $18.125 yesterday.

Shares in Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, rallied more than 2 percent.

Shares rallied on Friday, but all the major indexes closed down for the week.

Intel's shares, which had fallen to $30.50 just five months after topping $75, rallied to $37 within a few days.

The shares rallied in early October and were at $33.84 on Oct. 16.

After trading down slightly for much of the day, Qwest's shares rallied to finish up 2 cents, to $3.40.

Ford's shares traded as low as $6.90 yesterday, but rallied a bit to close at $7.15, their lowest level in 10 years.

On the other hand, she said, McClatchy's shares might rally if its bid were unsuccessful.