Merger talk, energy sector boost stocks
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Stocks rose sharply on Tuesday as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism over deals and as energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
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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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Leading shares ended the session higher as a raft of positive broker comment and strength in energy stocks added to a positive start on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day on   Wednesday as beaten-down energy shares such as Exxon Mobil   Corp. XOM.N rebounded and financial stocks gained after   stronger-than-expected earnings from Lehman Brothers Holdings   Inc. LEH.N
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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 Corp. FON.N and Nextel  Communications Inc. NXTL.O fueled buying.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a 5.5 percent jump in oil prices to nearly $57 a barrel spurred a rally in the energy sector, while shares of Motorola Inc. gained after investor Carl Icahn said he will seek a seat on the board.
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Stocks looked to open slightly higher  on Tuesday, with Wall Street welcoming a slip in oil prices and  news of a possible merger between Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and  cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N.
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Stocks indexes rose on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy stocks while a crop of positive headlines boosted pharmaceutical stocks.
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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.
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Stocks rose on Monday as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector and benchmark bond yields trimmed gains, tempering investors' concern about possible increases in global interest rates.
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Stocks turned positive on Wednesday after rising oil prices pushed energy shares higher in light volume.
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US stocks rose on Tuesday as energy and mining companies were lifted by soaring commodity prices.
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Stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up more than 2 percent, after investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday on an optimistic outlook for technology shares and gains in oil prices that lifted energy shares.
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Stocks rose on Friday, with all three major Wall Street indexes poised to end the week higher, after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a stronger-than-expected jobs report indicated strength in the economy.
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Leading shares ended higher, bolstered by strength in energy stocks and M&amp;A hopes in utilities, but earlier gains were tempered by a mixed Wall Street after blue chips touched levels not seen since September 2000.
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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.