San Jose Mercury News | Lexington Herald-LeaderAlexia S. Quadrani of Bear, Stears says Knight Ridder may not command much more than the $62 a share it is trading now and would get $70 at the most. She isn't convinced KR's board would approve a deal at $62 a share. Analyst
Barry Lucas, who calls the sale "challenged," tells
Pete Carey: "There's a lot of tire kickers, but I'm not sure anybody is ready to write the big check." (Related
story.)
