Stocks climb on global deal-making
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U.S. stocks advanced in sparse trading before a holiday on Friday after Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company restored enthusiasm about the recent takeovers that have driven an equity rally.
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Stocks advanced on Thursday as a rebound in global equity markets helped boost investment banks' shares and strong earnings from U.S. retailers on strong monthly sales allayed worries about the economy's health.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a flurry of corporate deal news fueled optimism about the economic outlook, but caution a day before the Federal Reserve's final meeting of the year limited a broader market advance.
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Stocks gained in volatile trading on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, boosted by a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and earnings that sparked some optimism about corporate profits.
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Stocks rose on Monday with the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials eking out closing records as higher energy shares and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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European markets rallied this morning and Asian indexes generally moved higher as efforts to shore up the U.S. economy helped begin to calm a volatile climate for global stocks.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top slot in a thin day for company events.
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Europe's major stock indices have climbed after Wall Street had rebounded overnight, and on takeover news which included a multi-billion-dollar buy-out of Australian airline Qantas.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, extending a rebound from last week's sharp sell-off, as investors snapped up financial shares and strong monthly sales from key retailers overshadowed concerns about the subprime mortgage lending market.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials leading the gains, amid speculation that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be the subject of international takeover bids.
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Global stocks posted fresh gains on  Friday, shrugging off an astounding $7 billion fraud at French  bank Societe Generale, while commodities rallied as a U.S. tax  stimulus package helped ease recession fears.
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Stocks climbed  on Friday buoyed by a  brokerage upgrade on semiconductor shares and comments by  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that eased investor  concerns about the record U.S. trade deficit.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, driving all three major stock indexes up more than 1 percent, as nearly a week of steep declines made shares' valuations look enticing to buyers.
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Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as deal speculation for a number of companies greeted investors returning from the Memorial Day long weekend.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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NEW YORK US stocks rose Monday after the software maker PeopleSoft accepted Oracle&#39;s buyout offer and data showed better-than-expected November retail sales, signaling an uptick in consumer spending.