Elan Corp. Shares Jump
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Ireland's major pharmaceutical firm, Elan Corp. PLC, said Tuesday it plans to pay &#36;55 million to resolve a U.S. class-action lawsuit and a related investigation by American federal regulators into alleged accounting malpractice.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as software  company Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL.O boosted technology shares  with a better-than-expected sales outlook and Friday's  start-of-quarter buying spree ran into the new week.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a sharp rebound in oil prices.
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Shares in global news and information  provider Reuters Group Plc rose to their highest level since  April after a report Thursday that the firm may sell its U.S.  electronic trading subsidiary, dealers said.
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New York Times Co.  shares rose as much as 7.5 percent on Wednesday and options traders cited unusual call volume on speculation billionaire investor Warren Buffett could build a stake in the company.
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Shares in Reuters Group PLC rose Thursday on speculation that its part-owned stock-trading network Instinet Group Inc. is up for sale.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets jumped higher thanks to takeover talk in the banking, travel and stock exchange sectors, dealers said Wednesday.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as a rise in oil prices spurred gains in shares of energy companies and news of an executive reshuffle at Starbucks Corp  buoyed hopes of a turnaround at the top coffee chain.
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European shares surged to new 5-1/2 year highs early on Wednesday as an overnight surge in oil prices lifted heavily-weighted energy shares, helping offset fears of an earnings slowdown at Credit Agricole .
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday after a report showing manufacturing was still expanding lifted shares of many large industrial companies, including General Electric Co. , and a big drop in oil prices added to buying momentum.
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U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday on an optimistic outlook for technology shares and gains in oil prices that lifted energy shares.
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Shares of Dendreon rise after it announces already expected news.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, after data suggested a stronger-than-expected jobs market and an upgrade of General Motors Corp.  sent the auto maker's shares higher.
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London equities moved sharply higher on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
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Stocks rose on Friday amid heavy  trading on the first day of the quarter as PeopleSoft Inc.  PSFT.O and chip-related stocks boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq  to its highest level in more than two months.
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U.S. stocks rose in midday trading on   Monday, as gains in Apple Computer Inc. APPL.O and Qualcomm   Inc. QCOM.O lifted the Nasdaq.