Stocks & Bonds: Shares Rise on a Wave of Takeover News
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But Chinaâs move to cool its heated stock market limited Wall Streetâs broader advance and raised concern about a global equity sell-off.
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Merger and acquisition news from companies as diverse as Yahoo, Cognos, and MetroPCS Communications heated up IT investor interest this week, shoring up confidence in the sector even as credit-market concerns continued to buffet the stock exchanges.
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Shares rallied on speculation that global demand for commodities and higher raw-material prices may fuel more takeovers.
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Shares of Dow Chemical Co.  on Monday soared 8 percent a day after a report in the U.K.-based tabloid Sunday Express newspaper said the company could be a target of a leveraged buyout.
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Financial stocks got a lift Tuesday as speculation about merger and acquisition activity was injected into the market after Citigroup Inc.
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NEW YORK -- Shares of Dow Jones &amp; Co. rose after the Wall Street Journal reported Pearson PLC may make an offer for the company to counter Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid.
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Just as increased volatility in stocks can highlight opportunities for equity investors, the recent rockiness in bonds can help clarify some decisions.
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US stocks gained on optimism the US presidential election will produce a clear winner, acting as the catalyst to lift share prices the rest of the year.
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by takeover news and data showing stronger manufacturing growth in June even as price pressures eased.
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The stock prices of Oracle and PeopleSoft jumped on the news yesterday, as did shares of other major software companies, including ADP Inc.
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Stocks rallied yesterday after the software maker PeopleSoft accepted Oracle&#39;s $10.3 billion sweetened buyout offer and other big deals fueled expectations for more takeovers.
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Stocks rose on Monday, sending the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as corporate takeovers and lower crude oil prices boosted investor optimism, overshadowing a sell-off in Pfizer Inc.
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European stock markets pushed upwards in early deals as company news provided a fillip in otherwise cautious trading ahead of a US interest rate decision.
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U.S. stocks gained on Monday as a spate of takeover deals reassured investors that companies were attractive purchases at current prices in moderate trading before the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
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Wall Street was poised to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing  sectors.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, helped by a wave of takeover news involving tech companies such as Avaya Inc. , but China's move to cool off its skyrocketing stock market limited Wall Street's broader advance and raised concern about a global equity sell-off.