the buyer, ensco, saw some selling, slipping 4%. just last week, the stock was at a new yearly high. while we're talking about energy, chesapeake staged a breakout rally, jumping 4% as volume tripled. it confirmed plans to sell some assets. and analysts expect it to use the money to pay down debt. that helped raise up its stock price. back to the mergers, medical gear maker beckman coulter jumped 10% with a big premium offer from danaher. this jump in december is when reports surfaced beckman was thinking about a sale. that came after shares where in the mid-40s due to recalling a faulty heart problem test. in a sign the market likes the combination, even the buyer, danaher, saw its stock price increase-- up 2%. volume was more than triple its usual pace. aol meantime didn't fare as well in its merger news. shares sank to a six-month low. it will buy the huffington post website for $315 million. a trio of consumer stocks made some decent moves. discount retailer big lots shot up 15% on reports it may be considering a sale. j.c. penn

ensco said it would shell out more than $7 billion for oil driller pride international.it card spending was up for the third time in december. also a sign that main street is gaining confidence in the economy. china's second bank is raising interest rates. chinese officials hope the quarter percent hike will help cool the surgerying inflation. toyota reported a 39% drop in quarterly profit. in washington today, the government will release the findings of its investigation into toyota's recall of more than 11 million vehicles due to sticking accelerator pedals. >>> lowe's shot up 4% thanks mostly to an impressive quarter at its cna financial insurance holding. hasbro, the number two toymaker in the world, managed to move higher despite disappointing earnings that narrowly beat estimates. >>> president obama spoke to members of the chamber of congress yesterday as part of his push to jump start job creation. obama acknowledged high -- tight corporate budgets, but appealed to businesses appealing to their sense of patriotism to "invest in america. alliot systems & will unve

already this sell for nasdaq point seven percent for dow jones along the biggest oil rig operator ensco has agreed to buy its rival why didn't the national in a deal worth some seven point three billion dollars and this is driving up. european stock markets are also advancing banks are among the strongest before shares of mobile phone makers nokia rallied on the boards implant management shakeup. in russia the markets managed to last minute recovery in monday's session they were fairing in the red through all day long but finally after the opening of the u.s. markets the numbers again what do you tell now in some of the stocks it's down to one percent the weakness in the banks current share price the same but as a buying opportunity we're all counting is barely changed after reports that shareholders are the merger soon and find the north's nickel was down around three percent during the day ended the day one percent down that's on that news it's suspended share buyback program. is and these biggest insurer generali could become a primary investor in the privatization of the prospectus

markets are trading higher on the deal news and earnings reports london based world record greater ensco has agreed to buy rival pride international in a deal worth some seven point three billion dollars this is right in confidence to invest in european stock markets advanced on monday after a rosy start the u.s. banks were among the strongest moves shares of mobile phone making nokia rally three point seven percent of the clothes on the backs on reports of a planned management shake up. and russia's markets managed the last minute recovery in monday's session in the zs trade a mostly in the red all session long to find some buying incentive after the positive moves are so good some of the stocks when t.v. was setting one percent at the close the weakness in the banks at the current share price was seen by some analysts as a buying opportunity nor was worse than the market down nineteen point one four percent on that news and suspended share buyback program but overall investors are cautious at the moment because of worries about inflation as well money from a lot. of the fronts of most

that's for the nasdaq at least on the deal news and earnings reports london based oil rig operator ensco as agreed to by rival pride international in a deal with some seven point three billion dollars this has been pushing the dow up european stock markets advanced on monday banks were among the strongest performance in shares of mobile phone make a nokia rally three point seven percent on reports of a planned management shakeup in russia the picture was quite depressing during the day but they managed a last minute recovery of monday's session in the seas traded mostly in the red to find some buying incentive after the positive u.s. opening. p.t.b. was shedding one percent at the close the weakness in the bank's current. share price in student bonuses the buying opportunity norris nicole was worse than the markets on that news it suspended its share buyback program and the down one percent well as i mentioned before falling up to three percent during the day but overall worries about inflation are something which have been causing concern for investors as tom on the explains from. other