Higher sales lift PF Chang shares
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of PF Chang&#39;s China Bistro jumped 7 percent in early trading Wednesday after the casual dining chain said sales jumped amid new store openings, higher traffic and a hike in prices.
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Stocks rose on Monday, led by financial companies, after Merrill Lynch  took steps to shore up its balance sheet with plans to raise up to $6.2 billion and sell a lending unit.
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Yesterday, the company increased its Asian-Pacific market share with the purchase of Tech Pacific.
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PacifiCare Health (PHS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit as the provider of Medicare health insurance kept control of steeply rising medical costs and added new members, pushing shares up nearly
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US stocks rose on Wednesday lifted by a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard and data showing a slight rise in core inflation.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday, beating  estimates, on record investment banking fees and strong stock  trading.
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Asian shares rise strongly on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates still further.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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Rising textbook sales and strong growth in international bond ratings at its Standard & Poorâs unit helped lift earnings to $452 million, the company said.
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Philippine shares finished higher for the seventh straight session Thursday on follow-through buying anchored by improved investor sentiment, traders said.
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A rally in semiconductor-related  stocks, including Advantest Corp., propelled Asian shares  higher on Monday as investors added to a U.S. buying spree and  turned optimistic on earnings prospects.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by another round of proposed takeovers and a report showing a stronger-than-expected reading in consumer confidence.
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Dividend increases are about more than just money.
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The pound has received a boost from higher-than-expected retail sales figures for November.
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Stocks rose on the news that November  retail sales were stronger-than-expected and that Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O would buy rival business software maker PeopleSoft  Inc. PSFT.O in a $10.3 billion deal.
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Units of giant private equity firm Blackstone Group LP  surged more than 20 percent in their stocks market debut Friday, a day after pricing at the top of the initial public offering's forecast range.
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Investors welcomed the end of Oracle Corp.'s 18-month battle to take over PeopleSoft Inc., pushing stocks higher Monday. A better-than-expected survey of retail sales also helped the markets.