Wall Street advances on GM deal
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by news of General Motors Corp's  deal ending a strike and expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again to spur growth.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday after General Motors Corp  reached a deal ending a strike and a report on durable goods orders added to expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again to spur growth.
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Wall Street was set to open higher on  Monday, with advertising group Grey Global GREY.O in the  spotlight after a UK rival agreed to a $1.31 billion deal to  buy the company, while investors will be eyeing higher oil  prices and awaiting economic releases later in the week.
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European shares edged higher early on Thursday, with auto stocks leading the way after France's Renault posted a 4.2 percent rise in global sales last year.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday on optimism about positive brokerage comments on General Motors Corp.  and the first-ever hedge fund IPO, while crude oil near $60 a barrel kept a lid on the broad market.
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Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday, pushing the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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Stocks opened higher after G.M. reached a tentative agreement with the U.A.W. and as another lackluster economic report stirred hopes the Fed will cut interest rates again.
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General Motors Corp.&#039;s  board  began a meeting on Friday to discuss a three-way alliance with  Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (7201.T) and Renault SA  as GM  shares edged up on expectations the board would approve further  consideration of the tie-up.
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Wall Street was expected to open lower  on growing fears rocketing oil prices will crimp corporate  profit growth, with General Motors Corp.'s GM.N under  pressure on a report orders may slip.
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U.S. corporate bond spreads ended a  touch wider with bonds of General Motors GM.N coming under  significant pressure on Tuesday, while ongoing demand for  higher yield kept new issues rolling in, market players said.
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Shares of General Motors Corp.  rose to a four-month high on Monday after Goldman Sachs raised its ratings on the No.1 U.S. automaker, citing the potential for sizable wage and benefit cuts during talks with the United Auto Workers for a new labor contract.
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Wall Street advanced in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by the latest takeover news and stronger-than-expected manufacturing data.
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U.S. stocks gained on Thursday after news Bank of America  is in advanced talks to buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp .
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Wall Street stocks rose on Monday after a spate of deal-making and a capital injection at Merrill Lynch helped spur a pre-Christmas rally on Wall Street.
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Stocks moved moderately higher Friday after Wall Street set aside some anxiety over news that the economy lost jobs last month and focused on Microsoft Corp.'s bid for Internet company Yahoo Inc. and a possible rescue plan for the troubled bond insurance sector.
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Stocks cut gains but remained higher on Monday after an auto workers' union official said members had begun a strike against General Motors Corp. , whose shares had earlier boosted the Dow industrials.
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Stocks inched higher Tuesday as investors saw the bright side of mixed economic data and rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.