Stocks rise on renewed takeover optimism
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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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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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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after   stronger-than-expected September consumer confidence data   boosted optimism about spending and profits.
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European stock markets rebounded Monday on takeover speculation after sharp losses the previous week that were sparked by concerns over higher global interest rates, dealers said.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Thursday  as better-than-expected economic data, healthy company earnings  and merger talk lifted the mood on Wall Street.
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Stocks rose after a measure of consumer confidence climbed to the highest since July, bolstering retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and reviving a rally that has lifted benchmark indexes to three-year highs.
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U.S. stocks opened higher as Wall Street, looking to resume this weekâs rally, drew confidence from strong earnings from Oracle.
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Stocks were poised to open higher on Monday, boosted by 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 Monday, boosted by takeover news in the telecommunications sector.
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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. stocks rose on Monday as corporate takeovers and lower oil prices boosted optimism about the outlook for corporate profits, overshadowing a slide in Pfizer Inc.'s shares.
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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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Stock futures edged higher on Friday, helped by optimism about takeover activity and private equity deals.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its worst slide since 2001, boosted by investors snapping up attractively priced equities.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a six-year high and the Nasdaq Composite index up more than 1 percent, as corporate takeover deals and lower crude oil prices boosted investor optimism about the economy and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials 112 points higher, as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive raised hopes for a merger in the tech sector. The major indexes closed the week with respectable gains...
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Stocks rose in early trading Monday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking hasn't disappeared.