Pier 1 shares rise on buyout hopes
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Shares of home decor retailer Pier 1  Imports Inc.  rose 8 percent to their highest level  since June on Thursday, after a Danish shareholder entered a  confidentiality agreement with the company, fueling speculation  of a buyout.
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Retailer Woolworths sees its shares rise more than 20% after private equity group Apax says it is considering a takeover bid.
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Shares of Walt Disney Co.DIS.N  rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, taking the entertainment  conglomerate toward one of its strongest weeks this year as its  troubled ABC television network showed unexpectedly strong  ratings.
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New York Times Co. shares rose as much  as 7.5 percent on Wednesday and options traders cited unusual  call volume on speculation billionaire investor Warren Buffett  could build a stake in the company.
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LONDON -- Shares of record company EMI Group PLC, whose artists include David Bowie and the Beatles, rose more than 6 percent Tuesday after a report that the company is in talks with private equity firms about a possible takeover.
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- Pier 1 Imports Inc.  said it recorded a 13.2 percent fall in January sales at stores open for at least a year.
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Shares of casino operator Penn National Gaming (PENN) surged more than 25 percent on Thursday as its plans to buy riverboat gambling company Argosy Gaming (AGY) pushed stocks higher across the sector.
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Business & money: Shares jump more than 12% after embattled bank reveals takeover offers.
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Stocks rose at the open on Tuesday, sending the Nasdaq Composite Index up more than 1 percent, as investors drew support from a recovery in Asian and European equities following a turbulent sell-off that hit global markets.
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Shares in Manchester United Plc rose 3.1 percent after a newspaper report yesterday said the soccer club&#39;s two biggest investors may sell their stake to billionaire Malcolm Glazer for 310 pence ($5.
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Business & money: Shares in Dulux paints owner jump more than 15% on hopes of takeover battle.
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Shares of US Airways Group Inc. rose more than 9% Thursday morning after the airline&#39;s pilots union said it may agree on a plan to cut wages and benefits.
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Shares of Home Depot Inc  were up 1.3 percent on Friday as investors waited for word about whether a sale was on or off for the home improvement retailer's contractor business.
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Shares in Reuters Group PLC rose Thursday on speculation that its part-owned stock-trading network Instinet Group Inc. is up for sale.
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The S&P 500 index on Thursday rose more than 1 percent as stocks extended gains, helped by optimism about a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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Collins Stewart Tullett Plc&#39;s shares posted their biggest gain since the stock began trading in 2000 after the London-based brokerage agreed to buy Prebon Group Ltd.
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Miners led European shares upward on Friday as a Chinese group bought a stake in Rio Tinto giving a shot in the arm to mining and metals companies ahead of key US jobs data later in the day.