Tag: mergers and acquisitions

U.S. stocks Monday ended with tiny gains as enthusiasm for a fresh round of mergers competed with worries over Europe’s debt outlook after Standard & Poor’s cut Greece’s debt ratings. The Dow average ended up 1.06 points, or 0.01%, at 11,952.97. The S&P 500 added 0.85 point, or 0.07%, to 1,271.83. The Nasdaq Composite closed…