U.S. Stocks Rebound on Takeovers; Yum!, Steelmaker Shares Lead Advance

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose after takeover
speculation swept through the metals industry and Federal
Reserve officials said the economy will weather the home loan
crisis.

Nucor Corp. and Alcoa Inc. led the Standard & Poor's 500
Index to its sixth gain in seven days after Chaparral Steel Co.
agreed to be bought for $4.22 billion and the Times of London
reported Alcan Inc. may be the target of a bidding war. Yum!
Brands Inc., owner of the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains,
climbed on a UBS AG report predicting it will buy back stock.


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Restaurants on list of top 100 US retailers: report

(Reuters) - According to the annual Top 100 Retailers ranking featured
in the July issue of the National Retail Federation's magazine
STORES, McDonald's Corp. , the world's largest fast-food
chain, is the 16th largest retailer.




Yum Brands Inc. , which operates the Pizza Hut, Taco
Bell and KFC chains, is No. 35, while Starbucks Corp.
clocks in at No. 42. Darden Restaurants Inc. , the
operator of Red Lobster and Olive Garden, is No. 53.


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