Tag: Acquisition

Stocks opened higher on Monday, feeding on acquisition news and brushing off weak manufacturing data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately gained 146.75 points to 11,415.77. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced 15.67 points to 1,194.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 32.16 points to 2,540.14. Google Inc. agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.…