May
23
The $120 Billion Merger Pop Missing From U.S. Equity Market
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Slowdown in deal activity means smaller boost to share prices
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Equity support from M&A, buybacks and dividends begins to wane
Cracks in the foundation of the bull market in U.S. stocks are quickly spreading.
The Wall Street deal-making machine that powered 2015 to one of the biggest years ever for mergers and acquisitions has slowed, and that means the pop to stock prices that investors could count on from corporate transactions has been reduced. While there are still seven months left in 2016, the volume of takeovers shows few signs of picking up…
The $120 Billion Merger Pop Missing From U.S. Equity Market
