As the merger with Time Warner nears completion, one Fool thinks it's not too late for Steve Case to call the whole thing off. Confusing news stories about how Time Warner is restructuring Road Runner has the ATHM board trying to figure it all out. A longtime follower of the company puts EMC through the Rule Maker Ranker and discovers its score has finally broken above 50, qualifying it for Top Tier status. Check his numbers and see if you agree. The CSCO board is debating the exact meaning of the company's recent action taken to protect itself from potential bad debt from customers.
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