UBS Raises Its Rating on Delta; Shares Up
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Shares of US airlines took off in Wednesday trading after UBS Investment Bank raised its rating on Delta Air Lines Inc., saying the cash-strapped carrier&#39;s latest survival moves are lessening prospects of bankruptcy.
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European stock markets mainly rose on Wednesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 index breaching 7,000 points for the first time since November 2000, after another record performance on Wall Street.
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European shares moved higher on Monday, with DaimlerChrysler (NYSE:DCX) leading the carmakers after reports it was in talks with General Motors (NYSE:GM) and other potential suitors over the sale of its US Chrysler division.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday,  boosted by financial stocks after several banks, including Bank  of America Corp. BAC.N, posted higher fourth-quarter profits.
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World stocks and emerging market assets weakened on Wednesday while safe-haven government bonds rose as UBS  unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs, stirring fears the five-month-old credit crisis is deepening.
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Barclays raises its offer for the Dutch bank ABN Amro, after China and Singapore invest in the UK firm.
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Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.
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European equities inched cautiously higher on Friday as bid talk lifted the banking sector and airlines got a boost after Ryanair made a surprise offer for newly-listed Aer Lingus.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher as investors awaited interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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European equities were a higher on Wednesday as bank stocks were moved by merger talk, while the broader market took the lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high.
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Shares of Sun Healthcare Group Inc. moved higher Monday after a UBS analyst upgraded the health care services provider and predicted the company will have a strong fourth quarter due to higher Medicare reimbursement rates.
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Shares of Macy's Inc.  rose more than 12 percent on Wednesday after an unconfirmed report that private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. was considering a bid for the department store chain.
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Business & money: 9.30am: Shares in the bank jumped almost 3% after recommendation.
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service said on Wednesday it raised Freeport-McMoRan Copper &amp; Gold Inc.&#39;s (FCX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ratings, citing the return of its PT Freeport Indonesia unit to normal mining operations.
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Stocks rose on Friday, helped by government data showing stronger-than-expected job growth last month and a rally in the shares of Citigroup Inc. , the biggest U.S. bank.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after  the Boeing Co.'s BA.N results beat forecasts and the Federal  Reserve raised rates by a quarter-percentage point, keeping its  pledge to tighten credit at a measured pace.