By Aaron Task I recently detailed three reasons to be bullish on the stock market today.
One reason I listed for being bullish was merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. And since I shared that piece…
Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW) reached an agreement to acquire TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: AMTD) for $26 billion.
Louis Vuitton’s parent company, LVMH (OTC: LVMUY), raised its bid for Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and then confirmed an agreement to buy the jewelry retailer for $16.2 million.
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) agreed to acquire The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO) for $9.7 billion.
According to Ernst & Young’s Capital Confidence Barometer, a “massive majority” …read more