US stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 extending record winning streaks amid a fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18.82 points (0.11 percent) to 16,943.10, its third straight…
This morning reports are surfacing of more M&A in the media sector again. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T (T, quote) has approached DIRECTV (DTV, quote) concerning an acquisition.
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Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.03 percent to 13,038.87 while the NASDAQ rose 0.37 percent to 2,984.75. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.09 percent to 1,410.48.
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