Wednesday, May 2, 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Dow Jones, Yum! Brands Advance in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures rose on speculation takeovers will continue after News Corp.'s bid for Dow Jones & Co., a 125-year-old newspaper publisher.

Dow Jones shares jumped in Europe after some shareholders said Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion takeover offer will spark a bidding tussle.


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