(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks resumed their record-
breaking rally and the Standard and Poor's 500 Index climbed the
most in six weeks on takeovers, earnings that topped analysts'
estimates and signs that economic growth is accelerating.
Real-estate shares led the S&P 500 to three straight records
after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Tishman Speyer Properties
LP agreed to buy U.S. apartment developer Archstone-Smith Trust
for $13.5 billion. Dell Inc. and Ciena Corp. pushed a gauge of
computer-related shares to the highest since August 2001 after
the companies said profit gains were fueled by rising sales.
Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News
breaking rally and the Standard and Poor's 500 Index climbed the
most in six weeks on takeovers, earnings that topped analysts'
estimates and signs that economic growth is accelerating.
Real-estate shares led the S&P 500 to three straight records
after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Tishman Speyer Properties
LP agreed to buy U.S. apartment developer Archstone-Smith Trust
for $13.5 billion. Dell Inc. and Ciena Corp. pushed a gauge of
computer-related shares to the highest since August 2001 after
the companies said profit gains were fueled by rising sales.
Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News
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