Merger Mania is Factor in 2006's Stock Market Increases
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By Andrew Leckey  Let's make a deal: With merger mania a global phenomenon in 2006, average investors are wondering which companies might be snapped up next.  Giant companies in a variety of industries have been seeking quick growth.  In telecommunications, AT&T Inc.
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While consolidation can be a sign of a mature, slowing market, the M&A activity happening now, especially seen in context of this week's six-year Nasdaq Composite Index high, signals confidence in IT and prospects for growth.
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European stock markets rose on Monday, lit up by merger and acquisition news after a bright performance in Tokyo and Hong Kong, dealers said.
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Ever since the wine and spirits company announced big merger plans, its shares have jumped.
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A look back at the telltale signs of one company's meteoric rise.
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'Tis the season for mergers, as technology firms go on a buying binge this holiday season that is starting to rival the great M&A spree of the 1990s. -washingtonpost.com
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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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Even amid all the market turmoil, 2007 is shaping up as a decent year for mutual fund investors. International stock funds are up 8.3 percent, and US stock funds are up 4.6 percent.
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With merger and acquisition fever hitting new highs, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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Merger and acquisition news from companies as diverse as Yahoo, Cognos, and MetroPCS Communications heated up IT investor interest this week, shoring up confidence in the sector even as credit-market concerns continued to buffet the stock exchanges.
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Merger and acquisition activity in the first six months of 2007 hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday.
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CEO got a big pay raise in fiscal 2006; some shareholders want to have an influence on what the bosses make.
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Multiple bids could drive the company's stock even higher.
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Mergers &amp; acquisitions activity drove European stock markets to their highest level in more than six years on Tuesday morning.
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A fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity helped world stock markets maintain their upward momentum on Tuesday, in spite of some disappointing news on the US housing market.
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Stocks closed higher on Wall Street amid the Oracle-PeopleSoft merger and a climb in retail sales figures. Investors pushed stocks substantially higher yesterday as Wall Street greeted the Oracle-PeopleSoft
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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.