"But the market initially doesn't like the acquisition, so they have their work cut out for them."

"We now have a very unstable policy climate and markets do not like instability."

The market had generally been good to the gambling stocks for months, and particularly liked any company that talked up an expensive new casino project.

The market does not like high interest rates.

Financial markets liked the news, which indicates that the economy is still growing but not as quickly as it did earlier this year.

"All the speculation without detail creates uncertainty, and the market doesn't like that."

"The market would like to see a reopening of the outstanding issue," one Government agency trader said.

The market would like to see progress toward a balanced budget made now.

"The market likes that kind of talk," the trader said.

But the markets wouldn't like that even though it is the best solution.