Topic: Jack Ablin - CSMonitor.com

Stocks rise on talk of corporate deals

Stocks were up on Wall Street Tuesday on reports that retailers Office Depot and OfficeMax are discussing a merger came after big corporate deals for Heinz and Dell were announced in recent weeks. Stocks of office supplies stores jumped following the news.

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