Industry leader Frontline, LTD announces that it has accumulated nearly 10% of OSG's outstanding stock. Rumors of a buyout or acquisition have placed a premium on the stock in the short run
OSG, parent to the company OSG America, dropped 1.9% when OSG America's IPO price was only on the lower end of its predicted range.
At the beginning of the week news that Q3 earnings beat expectations by over 30% sent the stock rising, while later it was revealed that these earnings actually represented a decline in the growth rate compared to the year before.