Five Days: Another ÂTop ThisÂ Week for the Deal Makers
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PRIVATE equity firms, flush with cash from wealthy institutions and other investors eager for extraordinary returns, snapped up more and bigger companies this week in a burst of takeovers impressive even in a year that is shaping up as a record for mergers.
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A look at the top stories this week.
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Wall Street's merger-fueled rally may continue this week, so long as Friday's payrolls report and other economic news don't spoil the party.
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This week will see the release of October new and existing home sales, a measure of strength in the housing industry. But the short holiday week will also leave investors looking ahead to the holiday travel season.
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Five companies with the urge to merge; which deals will be the ones to work out?
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Strong corporate financials, eager venture capital, a liberal lending environment, and markets in transition continue to inspire buyouts and acquisitions in the IT world with Avaya and Palm beingÂ just two of the high-profile targets this week.
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Wall Street&#39;s merger-fueled rally may  continue this week, so long as Friday&#39;s payrolls report and  other economic news don&#39;t spoil the party.
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Software, hardware, and sea fare will color in the week that lies ahead.
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Dow Jones & Co.'s board and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. have completed talks on a $5 billion buyout of Dow Jones and are expected to announce a deal next week, London's The Business weekly magazine reported on Friday.
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A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week.
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NEW YORK, May 25 -- U.S. stocks rose Friday on more corporate dealmaking, capping a volatile week of trading in which the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index flirted with an all-time high but always fell short at the close.
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Casual observers might expect corporate political donors to be giving Democratic candidates a significantly bigger slice of the pie this fall Ã¢ÂÂ to reflect the distinct possibility that Democrats could gain control of one or both houses of Congress five weeks from now.
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Investors will need to wait another day to get a clear picture on price increases.
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Wall Street&#39;s merger-fueled rally may  continue next week, so long as Friday&#39;s payrolls report and  other economic news don&#39;t spoil the party.
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The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week includes Mondayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills Tuesday.
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It will be a short trading week, but that is probably the best reason to take a long, hard look at some of the companies that will be in the news.
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With M&A fever hitting new highs, we ponder which deals will work out.