On Wall Street, Merrill Leads the Markets Higher
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Merrill Lynchâs announcement of a $6.2 billion investment set off a small rally in financial shares.
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Stocks inched higher Wednesday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its second-highest close ever.
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Stocks rose Wednesday morning, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average within a whisper of its all-time closing high of January 2000.
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Wall Street was higher after a better-than-expected profit report at Research in Motion and on word that Merrill Lynch might have lined up a  cash infusion from a Singapore fund.
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Wall Street stocks crept higher on Thursday after news of a modest increase in private sector employment and a larger-than-expected rise in new factory orders cheered cautious investors.
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Blue chips closed comfortably higher, lifted in late afternoon trade by a positive early performance by Wall Street, while a firm media sector and recovering oil stocks also boosted the FTSE 100, dealers said.
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Shares in Merrill Lynch jump after a report that a foreign investor may pump $5bn into the bank.
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Wall Street finished moderately higher in fitful trading Thursday as investors, still nervous about the economy, decided to buy back into the market.
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Stocks edged up on Friday as expectations of an interest rate cut offset a warning by Merrill Lynch that revived concerns about credit conditions and the impact of the weak U.S. housing market.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday&#39;s strong session on Wall Street and some snippets of bid activity.
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Stocks edged higher at the opening on   Tuesday, helped by a stronger-than-expected rise in same-store   sales at McDonald's Corp. MCD.N and unexpectedly good results   from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N.
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European equity markets moved higher on Friday as Wall Street's early gains tempted bargain hunters back into the fray.
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Stocks rose after Warren Buffett offered to help out troubled bond insurers, easing some of Wall Streetâs concerns about further deterioration in the credit markets.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top slot in a thin day for company events.
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WARWICK, Bermuda  - Merrill Lynch  has bumped Goldman Sachs  from the No. 1 spot on an annual ranking of U.S. IPO bookrunners.
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London equities moved sharply higher on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
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European equity markets moved higher in afternoon trade on Friday as Wall Street's early gains tempted bargain hunters back into the fray.