Deal news lifts share prices
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a flurry of corporate deal news fueled optimism about the economic outlook, but caution a day before the Federal Reserve's final meeting of the year limited a broader market advance.
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European equity markets were higher on Tuesday as sentiment was boosted in the telecoms sector after an upgrade for Vodafone, while steelmakers were lifted by merger speculation.
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Business & money: Shares jump more than 12% after embattled bank reveals takeover offers.
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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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London equities opened in positive territory on Thursday as a raft of bid news helped lift sentiment on the market. The FTSE 100 started trade up 0.3 per cent at 4,740.1 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 stayed flat at 6,755.7.
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Europe's major stock indices have climbed after Wall Street had rebounded overnight, and on takeover news which included a multi-billion-dollar buy-out of Australian airline Qantas.
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U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as takeover news and strong profits from blue-chip companies, including Merck & Co. , reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.
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U.S. stocks gained on Monday as a spate of takeover deals reassured investors that companies were attractive purchases at current prices.
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US stocks gained on optimism the US presidential election would produce a clear winner, acting as the catalyst to lift share prices the rest of the year.
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Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Financial stocks got a lift Tuesday as speculation about merger and acquisition activity was injected into the market after Citigroup Inc.
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London equities started to recover on Thursday as investors looked for bargains after two days of selling. Strong earnings news from Reuters and British American Tobacco also helped lift the gloom.
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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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U.S. stocks rose on Friday as takeover news, including Nasdaq's  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company, restored investor optimism, although trading was sparse ahead of a long holiday weekend.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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World stock markets ended higher Monday, as merger and acquisition talk bolstered shares in Europe and Japan.
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Shares in Royal Dutch/Shell have risen in Amsterdam and London, lifted by speculation that investors will increase their holdings in the stock to reflect its unified structure.