Stocks rise on M&A deals, profits
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U.S. stocks rose Monday on strong Merck & Co. profits and news of a nearly $18 billion oil services takeover, while Treasury bonds eased as reduced fears about the subprime credit market made riskier assets attractive again.
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Wall Street advanced in early trading, growing more upbeat about corporate profits after solid results from Apple, American Express and DuPont.
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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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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a slew of acquisition deals pointed to optimism about the economy, outweighing sharp losses by blue-chip Pfizer Inc. , which dropped a key experimental drug.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  positive company earnings helped extend the previous session's  rally and the three major indexes tried to post two consecutive  days of gains for only the second time this year.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a handful of merger deals, including a plan by Sirius Satellite Radio  to buy rival XM Satellite Radio  for $4.6 billion.
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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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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. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate results lifted the mood on Wall  Street and investors bought shares a day after major indexes  hit November lows.
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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 M&A activity to come.
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U.S. stocks jumped higher  on Tuesday  as better-than-expected corporate earnings from companies like  Johnson & Johnson and DuPont and positive consumer confidence  data lifted the mood on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with the S&P 500 touching a six-year high and the Nasdaq jumping more than 1 percent, after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Ciena and Costco, improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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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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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected profits and more merger news.
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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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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as investors bet on a year-end rally, while talk of a possible merger by telecommunications companies Sprint and Nextel and upbeat earnings from chip maker National Semiconductor Corp.