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Stocks get a boost from deal delugeU.S. markets higher as investors consider spate of acquisitions, buyout talk.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A slew of mergers, private equity buyout and talk of both helped lift U.S. stocks at Monday's open. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index gained 0.6 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 was 0.5 percent higher. Among stocks in the news at the open:ServiceMaster (Charts), US Airways (Charts), UAL (Charts), Accredited Home Lenders (Charts) and Take-Two Interactive (Charts). ----- |
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