The estate sold for a 'rumored' $12 million. [=people say that it sold for $12 million, but that may not be true]
It 'was rumored that' the factory was going to move overseas, but that turned out to be false.
That news should keep 'the rumor mill' churning/running/going for a while!
(..) ...had been seen wandering... ...the Wilds near Dunland. I went looking. I found no sign of him. Thorin, it's been a long time... ...since anything but rumor was heard... ...of Thrain. He still lives. I am sure of it. My father came to see you before he went missing. (..)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug