I.B.M. Gains Lift Gloom From Markets
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Wall Street advanced sharply Monday after a rout on Friday following solid preliminary results from I.B.M.
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Lenders' shares rebound after Monday's bruising.
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Major indexes rose with light volume. After Tuesday's sell-off investors are looking for value.
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British blue chip shares recorded modest gains, after earlier falling back in response to a weak performance by Wall Street.
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U.S. stock indexes gained on Monday as takeover news and strong profits from large-cap companies, such as Merck & Co. , reassured investors after a broad sell-off at the end of last week.
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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 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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Blue chips ended the session slightly higher, reversing earlier losses in a late rally, boosted by healthy gains in AstraZeneca, strong earnings from Nokia and as Wall Street came off initial lows, dealers said.
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NEW YORK - A late-session buying spurt gave stocks a moderate lift Tuesday as investors managed to overcome their disappointment over troubling readings on consumer confidence and manufacturing. But with volume extremely light, analysts said it was difficult to place any real significance on the upturn...
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After an early morning skid, markets rebounded, boosted by an optimistic earnings report from Merck and a more favorable outlook for the technology sector.
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Major indexes rose today as investors were assuaged by solid earnings results from blue-chip names.
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European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.
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Problems in the banking sector hit I.B.M.âs earnings as financial services companies pulled back from buying mainframe computers and large software packages.
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Stock indexes gained on Monday as deal news and pharmaceutical sector profits renewed optimism about the equities market after Friday's sell-off.
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Bullish economic outlooks encourage investors.
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U.S. blue chips moved higher  on  Thursday, getting a lift from Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N  following its acquisition of medical device maker Guidant Corp.  GDT.N, but broader market gains were capped after investment  bank Goldman Sachs posted disappointing quarterly revenues.
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London equities rebounded from losses in morning trading, with financials staging a partial recovery from the sell-off triggered by the heavy losses on Wall Street overnight.