IBC Stock Gains As Dow Sets Another Record: Shares of the KC Baking Firm Rise After It Announces a Plan to Hire a New Chief Executive.
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By Rick Babson, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 2--Wall Street discovered there's still some cream filling left in embattled Twinkies maker Interstate Bakeries Co., sending shares up more than 30 percent Thursday.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials leading the gains, amid speculation that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be the subject of international takeover bids.
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The Dow Jones hits a record high in intraday trading - its highest in level for six years - as oil prices continue to slide.
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Stocks rose sharply and the Dow industrials hit a record high on Wednesday, boosted by comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the economy will grow moderately as inflation eases.
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Wall Street stocks jumped yesterday after the Commerce Department reported record trade deficits and reports circulated about a possible takeover bid for aluminum giant Alcoa.
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Stocks rallied on Thursday, boosting the Dow to a record, as healthy sales from key retailers reassured investors about the economy, while takeover speculation drove Alcoa Inc.'s  shares to a lifetime high.
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by news Merrill Lynch  plans to sell a lending unit and with investors eyeing retailers as the busy holiday shopping season draws to a close.
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Healthy company results and outlooks lifted Japanese shares on Tuesday and stocks elsewhere in Asia hit a record, while the yen strengthened ahead of a Group of Seven meeting this weekend.
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The Dow Jones industrial average surged to a new record on Tuesday, broke it on Wednesday and edged even higher on Thursday.
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Australia&#39;s S&amp;P/ASX 200 Index advanced for a third day and was heading for a record close. Foodland Associated Ltd. rose after full-year earnings climbed 19 percent, helped by one-time gains.
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Kraft Foods Inc  shares rose on Friday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc   revealed it had taken an 8.6 percent stake, making it by far the foodmaker's largest shareholder.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while the Dow and the S&P 500 inched higher.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by another round of proposed takeovers and a report showing a stronger-than-expected reading in consumer confidence.
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Call option activity in Kraft Foods  Inc.  surged on Thursday on speculation that Warren  Buffett&#39;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) is  interested in the largest U.S. food company.
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Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday, pushing the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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LONDON/BRUSSELS  - Shares in the world's top brewer InBev  hit a record high on Thursday after a Brazilian newspaper reported the Belgium-based company was in merger talks with Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. .
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Stock futures gained on Tuesday as news of an executive reshuffle at Starbucks Corp  propelled the coffee chain's stock higher, while an advance in oil prices underpinned gains by energy companies.