Feb 25- Barnes& Noble Inc said its chairman, Leonard Riggio, plans to make an offer for the bookseller's retail business, a deal that would result in splitting off the traditional book business from the company's Nook devices, which have been losing ground to Amazon.com' s Kindle.
*Barnes& Noble rallies as chairman offers to buy part of it. NEW YORK, Feb 25- U.S. stocks fell on Monday, reversing course from earlier gains as elections in Italy stoked concerns a divided parliament could disrupt the country's fiscal reforms and the euro zone's stability.
Feb 25- Barnes& Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio, joining a growing list of executives lining up to buy the fading companies they founded, offered to buy the bookseller's declining retail business, leaving it to focus on its more promising Nook e-reader and college bookstores.
*Barnes& Noble rallies on report part of it may go private. NEW YORK, Feb 25- U.S. stocks rose on Monday, suggesting the equity rally was intact as investors grew more confident that the global economy would continue to grow.
*Barnes& Noble rallies on report part of it may go private. Barnes& Noble Inc will be in focus after the Wall Street Journal reported that Chairman Leonard Riggio was considering a bid for the company's bookstore business.
*Barnes& Noble rallies on report part of it may go private. In company news, Barnes& Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio is considering a bid for the company's bookstore business, the Wall Street Journal reported.
*S&P 500 coming off first weekly decline in eight. *Barnes& Noble rallies in premarket after WSJ report. NEW YORK, Feb 25- U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, suggesting the recent rally for equities remains intact in spite of concerns that the U.S.
Feb 25- Barnes& Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio has told the board he plans to buy the retail assets of the company including Barnes& Noble Booksellers Inc and barnesandnoble.com, but excluding the Nook digital reader business, sending the company's shares up 25 percent before the bell.
Feb 25- Barnes& Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio has told the board he plans to buy all the retail assets of the company.
*Amgen shares up as competitor recalls drug. *Barnes& Noble rallies as chairman offers to buy part of it. Earlier polls pointing to a center-left victory lifted stocks in Milan and other European markets on investors' belief that they would continue the path to pay down Italian debt, said Art Hogan, managing director of Lazard Capital Markets in New York.
*Amgen shares up as competitor recalls drug. *Barnes& Noble rallies as chairman makes buy-back offer. The market had hoped for a center-left victory because it would continue the path to pay down Italian debt, said Art Hogan, managing director of Lazard Capital Markets in New York.
Washington's budget debate could stir up new anxieties as markets head into March, even with expected reassurances about Fed policy from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in the week ahead. Europe could also come back into play in the coming week, as currency traders are focused on the outcome of the Italian election.
NEW YORK, Feb 5- Investor Daniel R. Tisch's stake in Barnes& Noble Inc has reached 8.1 percent, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, and the U.S. bookstore's shares rose 8 percent.