NEW YORK - Stocks rebounded Monday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking hasn't disappeared.
Better-than-expected profit news from Merck & Co. also boosted the mood on Wall Street, helping it partially recover from a steep sell-off Friday that was triggered by some weak earnings reports and worries about souring subprime loans.
The stock market pushed those concerns aside Monday after Transocean Inc., the world's largest offshore drilling contractor, and rival GlobalSantaFe Corp. said they agreed to merge. The combined company will have a market value of about $53 billion.
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