Stocks Inch Higher on J&amp;J Deal Rumors
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Stocks inched higher Tuesday as investors saw the bright side of mixed economic data and rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.
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Wall Street was set to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  merger and acquisition news and before data on the  manufacturing and housing sectors.
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U.S. stocks were steady to slightly higher on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plans for a $22.5 billion share repurchase rekindled optimism about valuations and tempered concerns about higher interest rates.
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U.S. blue chips moved higher  on  Thursday, getting a lift from Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N  following its acquisition of medical device maker Guidant Corp.  GDT.N, but broader market gains were capped after investment  bank Goldman Sachs posted disappointing quarterly revenues.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Wednesday as bargain hunters shrugged off rising oil prices, but Google Inc.'s decision to slash its estimated initial public offering price sapped some enthusiasm from the market.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 9.73, or 0.1 percent, to 9,982.56, reversing an earlier slide...
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Stock futures edged up on Tuesday, pointing to a slightly higher market opening, after the government reported unit labor cost data that were viewed as encouraging news for the Federal Reserve on wage pressures
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U.S. stock indexes rose Thursday on several merger reports and a trademark agreement between Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc.  The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 7.29 or 0.06 percent to 12,745.70 in mid-morning trading.
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U.S. blue chips closed slightly higher  on Thursday, helped by Johnson & Johnson Inc.'s JNJ.N $25  billion deal to buy Guidant Corp. GDT.N, but the broader  market fell, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N dragging the  S&P 500 lower after posting quarterly revenues that  disappointed Wall Street.
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Stocks inched higher Wednesday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its second-highest close ever.
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Airline stocks moved higher Friday after US Airways Group Inc. moved closer to a deal with its pilots, which is needed to keep the carrier aloft.
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Stocks rose on Monday on growing optimism about second-quarter earnings and plans by Johnson & Johnson  and ConocoPhillips  to buy back their own shares.
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Stocks inched higher in quiet trading Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy and oil prices declined.
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Stocks edged higher on Friday, clawing back from the previous session's steep losses, led by energy shares such as Exxon Mobil  as the price of oil rose.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday after the Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index showed factories expanded in August but at a slower pace than in July.
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Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
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Stocks rose in early trading Monday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking hasn't disappeared.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher in quiet trading Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy and oil prices declined.    Despite the modest rise in share prices, investors have been in no hurry to commit new money to stocks...