U.S. Stocks Edge Up on Merger Reports
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U.S. stock indexes rose Thursday on several merger reports and a trademark agreement between Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc.  The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 7.29 or 0.06 percent to 12,745.70 in mid-morning trading.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 up more than 1 percent as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and other energy companies advanced on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as growing optimism that the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates again overshadowed warnings from two retailers.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, extending a rebound from last week's sharp sell-off, as investors snapped up financial shares and strong monthly sales from key retailers overshadowed concerns about the subprime mortgage lending market.
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NEW YORK, May 25 -- U.S. stocks rose Friday on more corporate dealmaking, capping a volatile week of trading in which the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index flirted with an all-time high but always fell short at the close.
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U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up more than 1 percent, as investors hunted for bargains among large cap technology shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 eking out closing records, as higher energy shares and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Monday as investors bet on good earnings news as the  fourth-quarter reporting season kicks off, although a  late-afternoon wave of computerized trades wiped out part of  the session's gains.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday, extending a steep late-day rally in the previous session that was sparked by optimism about government and central bank plans to boost the economy.
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Stocks edged higher in choppy trade on Monday as gains in shares of companies that tend to weather economic slowdowns offset concerns about a possible recession after Friday's dismal jobs report.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as a slight dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    In the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.93, or 0.1 percent, to 10,049.83...
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as mergers and takeover proposals totaling more than $77 billion gave investors confidence that stock prices have room to rise even as the Dow industrials ascended to another record high.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Wednesday as a jump in crude oil prices pushed up energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , but investors were still on edge after last week's sharp sell-off.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted rival Oracle  Corp.'s ORCL.O buyout offer and a government report showed  better-than-expected retail sales in November, signaling an  uptick in consumer spending.
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Stocks were expected to open higher on Tuesday as news of proposed mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the holiday weekend.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a strong jobs report outweighed a weaker-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment, while a jump in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.