Stocks rise on renewed takeover optimism
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U.S. stocks rose in light trading before a holiday on Friday as takeover news, including Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company, revived appetite for equities.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as corporate takeovers and lower oil prices boosted optimism about the outlook for corporate profits, overshadowing a slide in Pfizer Inc.'s shares.
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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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Stock futures edged higher on Thursday, boosted by takeover news, but investors were cautious before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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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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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate results lifted the mood on Wall  Street and investors bought shares a day after major indexes  hit November lows.
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Stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from the worst weekly loss in five years, as bargain-hunting and takeover talk sparked gains in the technology sector and higher oil prices lifted energy stocks.
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U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as takeover news and strong profits from blue-chip companies, including Merck & Co. , reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.
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Stock indexes gained on Monday as deal news and pharmaceutical sector profits renewed optimism about the equities market after Friday's sell-off.
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Stocks rallied on Monday, the first day of the third quarter, boosted by a fresh round of takeover activity and data showing a pickup in manufacturing in June.
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Financial stocks got a lift Tuesday as speculation about merger and acquisition activity was injected into the market after Citigroup Inc.
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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 rose on Thursday as investors  bet on a year-end rally, while talk of a possible merger by  telecommunications companies Sprint Corp. FON.N and Nextel  Communications Inc. NXTL.O fueled buying.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as mergers and takeover proposals totaling more than $77 billion gave investors confidence that stock prices have room to rise even as the Dow industrials ascended to another record high.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday as takeover news, including Nasdaq's  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company, restored investor optimism, although trading was sparse ahead of a long holiday weekend.
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The S&P 500 index on Thursday rose more than 1 percent as stocks extended gains, helped by optimism about a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.