M&amp;A NEWS BOOSTS MARTS, &#39;05 HOPES
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Wall Street is taking a big bite of its Christmas-rally pie - sweetened by hopes of a new year flush with merger and acquisition activity.
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London equities made progress in opening trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in financial stocks. Retailers stayed in the limelight with closely watched corporate news from J Sainsbury and DSG International.
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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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LONDON: European stock markets rallied yesterday as investors appreciated gains in New York and Asia and digested a flurry of company news.
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Shares in London began trading to the upside on Tuesday with Marks &amp; Spencer leading gainers after cheering investors with an upbeat trading statement.
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Morgan Stanley MS.N on Wednesday   said quarterly earnings rose on strong trading and merger   activity, as the largest U.S. investment bank continued its   turnaround from a tumultuous 2005.
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Stocks rose on Monday, boosted by takeover news and data that showed manufacturing growth quickened in June even as price pressures eased.
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Stocks rose at the open on Monday, boosted by takeover news and stronger-than-expected earnings in the pharmaceutical sector.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing  the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh 2005 highs, as retail shares got a  boost from better-than-expected January retail sales, while an  unsolicited bid for Circuit City Stores Inc.CC.N raised hopes  for more deals to come.
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Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks inched higher Tuesday as investors saw the bright side of mixed economic data and rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.
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Stocks rose on Monday, boosted by takeover news in the telecommunications sector.
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Stock indexes rose on Monday as deal news and pharmaceutical sector profits renewed optimism about the equities market after Friday's sell-off.
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U.S. stocks climbed  on Tuesday as  retail stocks including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales and M&A activity  builds following a $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit  City Stores Inc. CC.N.
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Worries about the sustainability of the US economic recovery were stoked om Sunday after the stores group Wal-Mart, seen as a bellwether for the country&#39;s
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New York (dpa) - Buoyed by a five-month high in consumer confidence, stocks rose Tuesday on Wall Street amid new signs of spreading optimism heading into the new year.
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European stock markets pushed upwards in early deals as company news provided a fillip in otherwise cautious trading ahead of a US interest rate decision.