What was Jeremy Stoppleman, the CEO of Yelp, thinking when he turned his back on a half-billion dollar acquisition of his company to Google? That's the question everyone is asking, but no one seems to have an answer for.

Have your grains of salt at the ready, people, because this one’s a doozy. According to a bit of Wall Street chatter, Microsoft’s got its sights set on none other than gaming giant Electronic Arts.

Rumors can be powerful forces in the economy, as evidenced by an 8.1 percent rise in Electronic Arts stock today following unsubstantiated rumors that Microsoft was interested in buying the publisher out.