Sector Wrap: Life science stocks jump on Roche bid

Shares of life science companies rose Wednesday after Swiss drugmaker Roche made a hostile offer to buy Illumina Inc. for $5.7 billion.Illumina makes systems that analyze an individual's DNA, and Roche ...

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Strong start for stocks, but what’s changed?

Stocks rising, bulls rampant are motifs you might pick if designing a coat of arms for Wall Street at the moment. But the motto should read: Caveat emptor

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Oil slips below $100 as gasoline stocks rise

Oil slipped below $100 a barrel on Friday due to caution over Greek debt relief talks and as signs of weaker gasoline demand tempered hopes of economic recovery in the U.S.By early afternoon in Europe, ...

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Sector Snap: Health insurers

Starting with UnitedHealth on Thursday, health insurers will report their fourth-quarter results over the next two weeks, and a Jefferies & Co. analyst expects the companies and their stocks to do well ..

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STOCKS RISE DESPITE MORE BAD NEWS: Here’s What You Need To Know

What the heck is going on?

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Markets are calm _ too calm. Why pros are spooked

After wild price swings that left investors bewildered and not a cent richer last year, stocks are rising again, and calm has settled over the market like blue skies after a storm.Or maybe eye of the storm ...

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How the major stock indexes fared on Monday

Stocks drifted higher Monday in a fourth consecutive listless session. Traders waited for corporate financial results to start rolling in so they could look for clues about the economy. In the unofficial ...

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Summary Box: Stocks flat in 2011; utilities up big

STOCKS FLAT: Despite a tumultuous ride, the S&P 500 index closed nearly unchanged for 2011. It ended at 1,257.60 Friday, just 0.04 point below where it started the year.BEST OF THE BAD: U.S

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Stocks up on new home deals, job growth prospects

Better news on home sales and improved prospects for job growth sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points, nearly making up its 140-point loss from the ...

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Why Small-Cap Stocks Could Keep Rallying

Small-capitalization stocks are rallying—and investors might want to pay attention.

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