Alitalia Stock Soars As Hopes Rise on Deal
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Alitalia's shares soared Tuesday as hopes increased that the struggling carrier and labor unions might clinch a deal on a relaunch plan aimed at saving the company before a deadline Wednesday.
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Shares in British insurer Resolution  climbed more than 3 percent in early trade on Monday on hopes of a 5 billion pound ($10.2 billion) bid from rival Standard Life , backed by Swiss Re .
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Multiple bids could drive the company's stock even higher.
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Alitalia shares leaped more than 13 percent on Tuesday on optimism that around-the-clock talks between pilot unions and management will soon produce an agreement over cuts in labor costs.
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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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Shares in Alitalia gained over 5.0 percent Monday after the state-controlled airline clinched a final union agreement over job and wage cuts, clearing a key obstacle to its turnaround plan.
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Shares in Italian carrier Alitalia surge as it finalises a deal with unions which will keep it in the air.
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Shares in France's Alstom jump 6% on strong results and a high-speed train deal in Argentina.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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Talks between Alitalia and the unions were continuing on Tuesday as hopes rose of staving off bankruptcy at Italy's troubled national airline.
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Air France-KLM appeared best placed to buy Alitalia, ahead of Italian company Air One, as Alitalia's board prepared to meet on Friday on which rescue plan to recommend to the government.
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Shares in ailing Italian national  carrier Alitalia surge on speculation that Air France is preparing to bid for the airline.
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European stock markets rose in early deals, boosted by a strong rally on Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
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European stock markets rose in early afternoon dealing amid a surprise sharp increase in Germany's investor confidence and a string of solid results, analysts said.
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Shares in Alitalia are soaring as the board of the Italian carrier prepares to approve a rescue plan that will cut jobs and slash wages in an effort to avoid collapse.
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Shares in Havas rose sharply in early trade, extending last week's gains, on persistent speculation that the French advertising company could become a takeover target of British group WPP, dealers said.
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Shares surged yesterday, pushing up the Dow Jones industrials by more than 100 points as a report that two companies are independently trying to buy Alcoa fueled hopes for a pickup in takeover activity.