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Puma kicks off latest M&A action
(FT.com) Yahoo Stock | 449 days 21 hours 15 minutes agoFT.com - Another burst of merger and acquisition activity Tuesday helped drive European stocks to within a whisker of the six-year highs struck just before the start of a global equity sell-off at the end of February. More Info... |
Stocks move up ahead of 1Q earnings
(AP) Yahoo Stock | 450 days 7 hours 50 minutes ago AP - Stocks edged higher Tuesday as investors refrained from major moves ahead of first-quarter earnings reports that began with Alcoa Inc.'s results after the closing bell. A modest increase in the Dow Jones industrials marked the eighth-straight win for the blue chip index, its longest such streak since 2003.
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FTSE flat as falling crude hits oil stocks
(FT.com) Yahoo Stock | 450 days 21 hours 27 minutes agoFT.com - London equities were little changed in opening trade on Tuesday, as lower oil stocks wiped out gains from the mining sector in the wider market as traders absorbed the latest bid developments after the holiday weekend. More Info... |
Wall Street mixed as investors exude caution
(FT.com) Yahoo Stock | 451 days 7 hours 32 minutes agoFT.com - Wall Street stocks closed mixed on Monday, as caution over inflation and future Federal Reserve policy followed Friday's report of solid job creation last month and reports of a possible buyout of Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), later scotched by the company. More Info... |
Dow Chemical shares slip
(Reuters) Yahoo Stock | 451 days 8 hours 11 minutes agoReuters - Shares of Dow Chemical Co.
slipped 1.1 percent after the closing bell on Monday after it
said it has had no discussion about a leveraged buyout. The
comments follow a report that a consortium of Middle Eastern
investors and American buyout firms is preparing a $50 billion
approach for the chemical company. More Info... |
Stocks flat, oil drops and bonds firm
(Reuters) Yahoo Stock | 451 days 8 hours 35 minutes agoReuters - Stocks struggled to finish in a
stalemate on Monday as worries about earnings tempered optimism
over strong job growth, falling oil prices and talk of what
could be the biggest leveraged buyout ever. More Info... |
Wall Street modestly higher at mid-afternoon
(FT.com) Yahoo Stock | 451 days 11 hours 37 minutes agoFT.com - Wall Street stocks were holding modest gains at mid-afternoon on Monday, as caution over inflation and future Federal Reserve policy followed Friday's report of solid job creation last month and reports of a possible buyout of Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW). More Info... |
US stocks higher as earnings season looms
(AFP) Yahoo Stock | 451 days 13 hours 4 minutes ago AFP - US stocks were slightly higher in late morning trading Monday following an extended weekend break, as investors gained confidence from a stronger-than-expected jobs report late last week.
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