H&R Block rises on upgrade, buyout speculation
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H&R Block Inc.  shares rose as much as 5.4 percent after a UBS Investment Research analyst upgraded the largest U.S. tax preparer, and said it could be acquired after it sells its money-losing subprime mortgage unit.
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Wall Street was set to start a shortened session higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest merger and acquisition news and before data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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H&R Block Inc. , the nation's largest tax preparer, on Wednesday said its decision to write down the value of its Option One Mortgage unit, a subprime lender that is up for sale, increased the company's third-quarter net loss by $15.5 million.
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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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Shares of Dow Jones were up today after the family that controls the company announced it would consider selling the company.
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Shares rose on Monday after an investment deal raised hopes that wealthy foreign investors would come to the rescue of Americaâs ailing investment firms.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric Co. .
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The S&P 500 index on Thursday rose more than 1 percent as stocks extended gains, helped by optimism about a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America  is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  sent financial stocks higher.
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H&R Block Inc , the largest U.S. tax preparer, said on Thursday that its quarterly loss had more than doubled and that it had begun discussions with Cerberus Capital Management to modify the sale of its Option One Mortgage Corp. subprime mortgage unit.
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H&R Block looks to unwind a blockheaded move into subprime mortgages.
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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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Stocks rose on Thursday, after data suggested a stronger-than-expected jobs market and an upgrade of General Motors Corp.  sent the auto maker's shares higher.
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Blackstone Group LP, manager of the world's second-largest buyout fund, moved up its much-hyped $4.75 billion initial public offering to this week amid growing scrutiny of the firm on Capitol Hill and in the media.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as investors  bet on a year-end rally, while talk of a possible merger by  telecommunications companies Sprint Corp. FON.N and Nextel  Communications Inc. NXTL.O fueled buying.
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Favorable earnings boost shares -- but are they too high already?
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Shares of Macy's Inc.  rose on Friday amid speculation that the retailer was ripe for a takeover.