Stock Market News for June 10, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Merger and acquisition activities and a rally in small-cap stocks propelled benchmarks to record highs on Monday. New deals between Analog Devices and Hittite, Hillshire Brands and Tyson Foods, and Merck and Idenix lifted investor sentiment. Meanwhile, news that Carl Icahn has a 9.4% stake in Family Dollar was also a catalyst. The S&P 500 ended at another high; the […]

Stock market ekes out another record high | Business & Technology …

Originally published June 9, 2014 at 6:27 AM | Page modified June 9, 2014 at 11:02 PM

NEW YORK — Call it the ho-hum market. Another day, another record high.News of a handful of corporate deals sent some stocks jumping Monday. And Family Dollar climbed following news that investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company.With […]