Markets Up After a Deal by Merrill
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Shares rose on Monday after an investment deal raised hopes that wealthy foreign investors would come to the rescue of Americaâs ailing investment firms.
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Major indexes rose with light volume. After Tuesday's sell-off investors found value.
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European equities markets recovered from early losses to finish a volatile session higher on Wednesday, reflecting a rebound in US equities on Wall Street.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected profits and more merger news.
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US stocks were higher on Tuesday, amid a broad-based rally that included a rebound in the battered financial sector.
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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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US stocks were higher at midmorning on Thursday, as a slew of deals fuelled the market&#39;s momentum, a day after the S&amp;P 500 had risen to a record close.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, bouncing back after the prior session's sell-off, as investors snapped up beaten-down financial shares.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday,  bouncing back after the prior session&#39;s sell-off, as investors  snapped up beaten-down financial shares.
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Wall Street was sharply higher as investors shrugged off concerns about problems in the bond insurance industry.
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Mining stocks made gains on Thursday amid talk of further M&A activity.
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NEW YORK, July 23 -- Stocks rebounded Monday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking has not disappeared.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday second-quarter net earnings surged 31 percent on strong investment banking results, helping the company shrug off concerns that subprime mortgage-related activities would be a spoiler.
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Stocks rose on Monday, after Merrill Lynch  said it was getting a big foreign investment and with investors eyeing retailers as the busy holiday shopping season draws to a close.
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London equities made strong gains on Friday,as fresh bid activity energerised the mining sector and Wall Street futures took off after Microsoft made an offer for Yahoo.
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NEW YORK US stocks rose Monday after the software maker PeopleSoft accepted Oracle&#39;s buyout offer and data showed better-than-expected November retail sales, signaling an uptick in consumer spending.
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London equities made strong gains in opening trade on Tuesday, lifted by improving sentiment in the banking sector and a strong showing for resource stocks.