Barring the unlikely event that another suitor may step in and start a bidding war, investors buying at these levels will likely see ILMN drift down to as low as $50 over the next 6-7 months. Eventually if they have managed to hold on, they will have the opportunity to tender their shares at a price almost as high as the current market prices.

While Dirk Nowitzki was busy making Mark Cuban look like the genius he is, and while LeBron James was busy LaChoking away yet another championship opportunity, the financial world was busy buying, selling, and merging themselves into a frenzy.

Here is a roundup of some of the weekend's mergers and acquisitions, along with a few Benzinga trading ideas for how to play the merger season.

5. All About the Benjamins

There's been a lot of talk -- largely related to the most recent round of Quantitative Easing -- about the government's penchant for "printing money." Those accusations, founded or not, should no longer be of concern to anyone. As it turns, out the government can't even print money correctly.

Corporate Universe Inc. (Pink Sheets:COUV) is pleased to report the following corporate and operational matters to its shareholders and followers.

Corporate Universe corporate website went live and has officially been launched. The management will continue to update and improve it over the coming weeks.