Market up as bargains beckon; Alcoa gains
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession pushed investors into health care and other defensive sectors seen as resistant to a slowdown.
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Shares in Alcoa Inc.  firmed in  early Wednesday trade, boosted by its new restructuring and job  cuts as the aluminum giant continued its push to trim costs and  focus on more profitable businesses.
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Stocks advanced on Monday as deal news, including a takeover in the oil services industry worth nearly $18 billion, and strong pharmaceutical sector profits reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.
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Stocks rose at the open on Monday, boosted by takeover news and stronger-than-expected earnings in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Stock indexes rose on Monday as deal news and pharmaceutical sector profits renewed optimism about the equities market after Friday's sell-off.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices  and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from  record high prices.
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Stocks gained on Monday as oil prices   rebounded from last week's sell-off, lifting energy company   shares, and investors were optimistic the Federal Reserve will   keep interest rates steady.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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Stocks gained in volatile trading on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, boosted by a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and earnings that sparked some optimism about corporate profits.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by gains in energy shares as oil prices traded near $73 a barrel and financial shares rebounded a day after falling on worries about the subprime mortgage industry.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials leading the gains, amid speculation that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be the subject of international takeover bids.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street Monday, sending stocks sharply higher. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 110 points...
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Stock futures rose on Monday, boosted by a flurry of deal news including a report that BHP Billiton has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. .
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Stocks ended higher on Monday,  lifted  by a flurry of deals, such as Citigroup Inc.'s C.N plans to  sell its Travelers insurance unit, and relief that elections in  Iraq proceeded with less bloodshed than expected.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday, led by gains in the Dow industrials as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted some bargain-hunting on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply higher Monday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged more than 120 points higher in late trading...