Shares are up after a key survey's better-than-expected findings.
The Heinz and Dell transactions may not foreshadow an M&A frenzy, but they say a lot about corporate America and the economy.
Waiting for a dip amid this relentless merger wave is like waiting for the Pacific to run dry.
Stocks are lower a despite a better-than-expected University of Michigan Consumer Confidence reading.
Analysts have been calling for a surge in M&A for years now due to cheap financing rates.
Stocks are little changed despite fewer than expected weekly jobless claims and a flurry of mergers and acquisitions announcements.
After a dry spell, the Oracle of Omaha comes through with one of his biggest-ever deals.
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