Hollinger Shares Soar on Buyout Proposal
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TORONTO - Shares of Hollinger Inc. soared Friday after embattled press baron Conrad Black announced plans to buy out other shareholders of the publicly traded Canadian company at the center of his business empire.
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European stock markets have risen as investors reacted to a series of newspaper reports suggesting possible takeover deals.
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PeopleSoft Inc. shares surged 15 percent as investors interpreted the ouster of the company&#39;s chief executive as a sign the company might now be willing to accept Oracle Corp.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan, while a strong consumer sentiment report offset worries about the economy.
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Bear Stearns shares rose 7.7 percent yesterday on speculation that investors including Warren E. Buffett may buy all or part of the company.
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Shares of Macy's Inc.  rose as much as 10 percent on Friday and its options volume surged on speculation that the retailer, whose same-store sales have been disappointing in recent months, was ripe for a takeover.
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A rush of multibillion-dollar buyouts  has catapulted the volume of private equity deals to their  highest level on record, data published on Tuesday shows.
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MELBOURNE/SYDNEY  - Rio Tinto's   shares surged on Wednesday amid market talk that an improved offer had prompted the firm to open its books to suitor BHP Billiton   and media reports which said Rio had signaled a price at which it would sell out.
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Shares of Macy&#39;s Inc.  rose on  Friday amid speculation that the retailer was ripe for a  takeover.
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Hollinger International has extended an olive branch to its former ousted boss Conrad Black by offering him proceeds from its sale of two leading British newspapers, according to a report.
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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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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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Alcoa Inc.&#39;s  shares jumped  nearly 3 percent to a six-year-high on Monday on renewed  speculation that mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.    has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of the  U.S. aluminum company.
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European equities rallied strongly on Thursday as investors sought bargains after six sessions of losses, while takeover speculation also buoyed the markets.
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Hollinger International has extended an olive branch to former chief executive Lord Black by offering him a share in the proceeds of the Â£665m sale of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.
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Shares of Macy's Inc.  rose on Friday amid speculation that the retailer was ripe for a takeover.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot  Inc.&#39;s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback  underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the  growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric  Co. .