Speculative bid interest lifts Emap shares
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Shares in media group Emap   jumped on Monday on speculative interest as some investors took  the view that a counter-bidder may pitch for the company's  specialist publishing and conferences assets.
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Business & money: Shares jump more than 12% after embattled bank reveals takeover offers.
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Europe's year-end rally gathered momentum this week with bid speculation in the banking and retail sectors helping equities reach a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday.
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European stock markets have risen as the mining sector here was bolstered by strong metal prices, and despite slight overnight losses on Wall Street.
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EMC reported a 74% rise in quarterly profit and doubled its stock buyback program to $2 billion, sending shares up 4% today. The stock was also boosted by strong results yesterday from business software maker VMware Inc.
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Stock index futures rose on Friday, signaling a higher market open, after General Electric Co.  increased its stock repurchase plan, adding to investors' optimism after Thursday's record session.
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European stock markets have climbed, lifted by takeover speculation surrounding the utilities and transport sectors, and following solid gains in Tokyo and by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
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European equities inched cautiously higher on Friday as bid talk lifted the banking sector and airlines got a boost after Ryanair made a surprise offer for newly-listed Aer Lingus.
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Shares in Havas rose sharply in early trade, extending last week's gains, on persistent speculation that the French advertising company could become a takeover target of British group WPP, dealers said.
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A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
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77 per cent profit boost EMC saw its stock price leap more than eight per cent today, thanks in part to its 86 per cent stake in the hotter-than-hot virtualization outfit, VMWare.â¦
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European equities rose on Monday, helped by bid speculation in the reinsurance sector and strength among carmakers. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 0.4 per cent at 1,549.925.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction with the rate on six-month bills climbing to the highest level in three weeks.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly rose as investors seized on the latest developments in the multi-billion-euro takeover battle for control of Dutch lender ABN Amro, dealers said Monday.
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European equity markets pushed higher on Monday, following the lead of Wall Street futures, as defensive drugs and oil groups supported the main indices.
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European markets stocks rose Friday, buoyed by the prospect of a proposed economic stimulus package aimed at warding off recession in the United States.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.