Symbol's Stock Rises After Rumors of Motorola Merger
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By Mark Harrington And James Bernst, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 19--Shares of Symbol Technologies Inc. rose more than 15 percent  yesterday, as some speculated the Holtsville mobile computer and bar-code  scanner giant was closing in on finding a possible suitor.
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Shares of Sprint Corp. FON.N rose  5.4 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the Wall Street  Journal reported that Verizon Communications VZ.N has gained  the backing of partner Vodafone Group VOD.L to bid for  Sprint.
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Investor's Business Daily - Motorola's announcement Thursday that it might sell or spin off its cell phone business has hit a major disconnect with analysts, who call it a risky and difficult strategy.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. and fellow tech leader EMC Corp  helped ease worries about third-quarter earnings.
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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 should rally at the  market's open on Tuesday, bolstered by a positive outlook from  Motorola Inc. MOT.N and easing crude prices.
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By Virgil Larson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Mar. 10--Alltel Corp. shares rose sharply Friday on new speculation that the wireless phone service is talking to potential buyers.   The stock price closed at $62.51, up $2.34 from Thursday's close. It traded as high as $63.93 Friday.
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Symbol Technologies Inc. (SBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares rose 7 percent on Thursday after the maker of mobile computers and bar code scanners opened a new $250 million
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Mining stocks made gains on Thursday amid talk of further M&A activity.
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The Nasdaq index rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as news of Research in Motion Ltd's  deal to distribute BlackBerry smartphones in China added to gains among technology shares, along with a boost from strong profits at Apple Inc.
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Shares in MCI climb on speculation that rival phone firm Qwest has tabled a $6.3bn takeover offer.
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Motorola Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 34 percent, beating Wall Street expectations, as it regained global market share in wireless handsets amid robust sales of its most advanced phones.
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Shares of Sprint Corp.   jumped on Friday as the telephone company continued merger negotiations with Nextel Communications Inc.  for a deal that would combine the No. 3 and No. 5 U.S. wireless service carriers.
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Plus: Motorola shares rise after profit beats estimates...Electronics sales push Sony to profit...CNET reports deeper loss...STMicro sees market recovery.
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Qwest Communications International Inc.  on Sunday hiked its takeover offer for MCI Inc.  to about &#36;7.3 billion in cash and stock, sources familiar with the situation said, while rival bidder Verizon Communications Inc.  responded by altering its lower offer.
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Motorola Inc.'s surprise recovery in 2004 has the company hungry for bigger sales and higher profits as it expands its range of icon products, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.
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OT&quot;&gt; Motorola, the world&#39;s second-largest maker of cellphones, said yesterday that its profit more than quadrupled in the third quarter and revenue jumped 26 percent compared with the quarter