U.S. stocks climbed higher for the second consecutive session, fueled in part by another flurry of private equity takeovers and merger speculation.The Dow rose 61 points to 12,288. The Nasdaq gained 13 points to 2,408. Crude oil prices finished lower.
Conway G. Gittens reports from New York.
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