Shares of MSCI Inc. jumped Tuesday, a day after the company said it had agreed to buy RiskMetrics Group Inc. for about $1.55 billion in cash and stock. Shares of MSCI rose $3.52, or 12.3 percent, to $32.11 in afternoon ...

Major stock indexes rose to their highest levels in more than a month Monday after corporate buyouts raised hopes about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 79 points. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, the basis of many mutual funds, erased its losses for the year. The Nasdaq composite index also turned positive for 2010 after a ...

Stocks rose Monday following AIG's biggest asset sale since being rescued by the government and reports of a bailout for Greece. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 60 points in late afternoon trading. The Nasdaq composite index led major indexes after a Japanese drugmaker said it hoped to acquire OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. and SanDisk Corp. raised its revenue forecast ...

MSCI Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to buy RiskMetrics Group Inc. for about $1.55 billion in cash and stock in a deal between companies that provide support services to financial companies. MSCI sells tools to help portfolio managers make investment decisions, while RiskMetrics ...