If the announcement doesn't come today, does that mean the person from whom you heard the "word" doesn't know what he's talking about? Any more than any other "word" one might hear? Even if there really was no "word" in the first place?
Btw, I heard that we'll hear that the deal has close when it's announced and that announcement will only come after the deal is closed and not before. Take that for what it's worth.