U.S. Stocks End Higher After Oracle Deal
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U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted a sweetened  $10.3 billion buyout by rival Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O and other  big deals raised expectations of more takeovers.
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INVESTORS welcomed the end of Oracleâs 18-month battle to take over PeopleSoft yesterday, pushing stocks in the United States higher.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Dow finishing above 14,000 for the first time and hitting a record close, on profits that beat expectations in the technology and industrial sectors.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected profits and more merger news.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Nasdaq rallying more than 1 percent, after solid earnings   reports from software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O and   investment bank Morgan Stanley. MS.N
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  for the second straight session, lifted by better-than-expected  earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N  and a retreat in crude oil prices.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted rival Oracle  Corp.'s ORCL.O $10.3 billion sweetened buyout offer and other  big deals fueled expectations for more takeovers.
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US BLUE-chips recovered from an early fall to end higher as a drop in oil prices offset a profit warning from aluminium maker Alcoa, while a rise in Oracle fuelled a rally in technology stocks after a judge rejected a government attempt to block a
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  as a drop in oil prices eased worries about high corporate  energy costs and American Express Co. AXP.N lifted the Dow  after the company said it will spin off its personal finance  unit.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials 110 points higher, as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive created excitement over a possible merger in the tech sector. The markets were poised to end the week appreciably higher...
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher on Tuesday as investors were cautious about taking new positions before the Thanksgiving holiday, while shares of aircraft maker Boeing Co.  and Web search leader Google Inc.  soared to record highs.
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U.S. stocks closed higher, reviving  their recent rally on Wednesday after Kmart's plan to buy Sears  in a $10.85 billion deal was announced and computer maker  Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N posted solid earnings, but a rise  in oil prices capped session gains.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on  Monday as optimism about fourth-quarter earnings  provided a  lift, but a late-day wave of program, or computerized, trading  wiped out earlier gains.
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Stocks gained on Friday, putting the Dow and S&P on track for their best week since March, after stronger-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  helped the profit picture for technology.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  as a drop in oil prices boosted investor confidence about the  economy, but thin volume meant dealers were skeptical about the  strength of the rally.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials up more than 100 points, after economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction. Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares...
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as a drop in oil prices boosted investor confidence about the economy, but thin volume meant dealers were skeptical about the strength of the rally.