Stocks rise on M&A; data eyed
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Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks edged higher on Thursday after data showed an unexpected rise in sales of new homes in September, while earnings from tech companies Motorola Inc  and EMC Corp  helped eased worries about third-quarter profits.
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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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Stocks extended gains in mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 index more than 1 percent, after reassuring data on the economy and amid optimism about the outlook for technology spending.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as a rebound in global equity markets helped boost financial shares and robust monthly sales from some retailers relieved worries about the economy's health.
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Europe's major stock indices have climbed after Wall Street had rebounded overnight, and on takeover news which included a multi-billion-dollar buy-out of Australian airline Qantas.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  retail shares, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales, while an increase in  M&A activity brightened sentiment.
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Stocks rose on Monday, boosted by takeover news and data that showed manufacturing growth quickened in June even as price pressures eased.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Wall Street was poised to start a shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks rose on Friday, helped by government data showing stronger-than-expected job growth last month and a rally in the shares of Citigroup Inc. , the biggest U.S. bank.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq up nearly 1 percent, as the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth and shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.  advanced.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, lifted by a  merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected  earnings from computer maker Hewlett-Packard and government  data showing a moderate rise in a key U.S.  inflation measure.
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Wall Street was poised to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing  sectors.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as a drop in oil futures and a flurry of merger deals, including one between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, helped rekindle interest in recently battered tech shares.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America  is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  sent financial stocks higher.
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U.S. stocks rose in midday trading on   Monday, as gains in Apple Computer Inc. APPL.O and Qualcomm   Inc. QCOM.O lifted the Nasdaq.