Futures point higher amid M&A activity
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U.S. stocks looked set to open higher on Monday, with shares of metal producers poised to gain as takeover activity in the sector heated up.
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Wall Street was set to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  merger and acquisition news and before data on the  manufacturing and housing sectors.
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U.S. stock futures edged higher on   Friday following a report showing the core personal consumption   expenditure index rose last month in line with expectations.
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Stock index futures pointed higher on Thursday after reassuring results and outlook from business software maker Oracle, though nervousness before investment bank Bear Stearns Co Inc's  results and key data on U.S. economic growth held the advance in check.
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U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday,  pointing to a firm market open, after a government report  showed U.S. September retail sales rose higher-than-expected.
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U.S. stocks index futures rose on Tuesday as a rebound in Asian and European equities lifted optimism that the market could be stabilizing after its recent sell-off. Takeover news also aided the advance.
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Stock futures rose on Monday, boosted  by a flurry of deal news including a report that BHP Billiton  has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum  producer Alcoa Inc. .
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Stock index futures signaled a higher market open on Thursday as companies reported earnings that beat forecasts, shifting investors' focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime credit worries.
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Stock futures edged higher on Thursday  as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc  and  data storage equipment maker EMC Corp  helped sentiment  about earnings.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
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Stock index futures indicated a stronger start on Wall Street on Tuesday, taking a cue from a rise in European shares and base and precious metal prices.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday in the final trading session of the year with little on the corporate agenda and ahead of existing home sales data.
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British blue chips finished today's session sharply higher, as US indices rocketed on the back of strong economic data and positive corporate news, and with mm02 and Royal and Sun Alliance well ahead of the pack, dealers said.
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Stock futures rose slightly on Thursday, lifted by takeover news before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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U.S. stock index futures inched higher   on Wednesday after government data showed U.S. second-quarter   growth was roughly in-line with economists' estimates.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday in  the final trading session of the year with little on the  corporate agenda and ahead of existing home sales data.
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Stock index futures rose, lifted by news of a General Electric deal to buy a Merrill Lynch lending unit.