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  • European markets turn higher, Bulgari soars MarketWatch

  • Last Update: 3/7/2011 5:03:00 AM
  • LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets recovered from early losses to trade slightly higher Monday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index rising 0.3% to 282.74. Among the strongest performers, shares in Bulgari SpA jumped 58% after LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA agreed to buy the Italian luxury-goods group. In London, shares in Intertek PLC rose 4.5% after reporting better-than-expected results. Among the main indexes, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 6,014.82, the French CAC 40 was broadly flat at 4,020.68 and the German DAX 30 index rose 0.2% to 7,191.34.
  • Stoxx600
  • Libyan civil war looms; battles near capital MarketWatch

  • Last Update: 3/6/2011 3:10:00 PM
  • Libya continues to verge on civil war, with opponents and backers of Col. Moammar Gadhafi each claiming control of a major oil port, Ras Lanouf, and sustained automatic-weapons fire reported Sunday in the capital, Tripoli.
  • LVMH to buy majority stake in Italy’s Bulgari MarketWatch

  • Last Update: 3/7/2011 4:19:00 AM
  • French luxury-goods giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA will take a controlling stake in Italian watch and jewelry maker Bulgari SpA in a share swap deal.
  • BUL, MC
  • Retail report could be best in over decade MarketWatch

  • Last Update: 3/6/2011 9:00:00 AM
  • February may be the second-least important month of the year for retailers, but indications are that the monthly sales report for that period could be a blowout.
  • WMT