UPDATE 1-Marriott to pay $220 mln in tax settlement

(Reuters) - The charge was not included in Marriott's second-quarter
earnings guidance, the company said.




In April, the top U.S. hotel company had forecast
second-quarter earnings, excluding its synthetic fuel
operations, of 51 cents to 55 cents per share.


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Marriott shares up on private equity buyout talk

(Reuters) - "Marriott shares are up on speculation of a private equity offer," said Paul Foster, options strategist at Web information site theflyonthewall.com in Chicago.




"That is the chatter among trading desks," said Foster, although he added there was only a "low probability" of an offer actually occurring.


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