HIT THE ROAD

A $23 BILLION BID FOR CHRYSLER GOES NOWHERE

What if you threw a takeover party and no investors came? Las Vegas financier Kirk Kerkorian was in that predicament last week as his bid to acquire Chrysler for $23 billion, or $55 a share, seemed close to collapse. Not a single bank or financial partner has come forward to provide cash for the buyout since Kerkorian and former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca proposed it on April 12. That lack of support has caused Chrysler stock, which jumped nearly $10 a share to $48.75 on the day of the announcement, to fall back since then and close last week at $43.25....

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