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• ANALYSIS-Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 2:11 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 15- As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it is discovering that it needs help.

• CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-BMC to go private in $6.9 bln deal led by Bain, Golden Gate Monday, 6 May 2013 | 6:09 PM ET

  May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.

• UPDATE 2-BMC to go private in $6.9 bln deal led by Bain, Golden Gate Monday, 6 May 2013 | 11:49 AM ET

  May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.

• UPDATE 3-EXCLUSIVE: Bain, Golden Gate nearing more than $6.5 bln deal for BMC-sources Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 10:22 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 5- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software Inc and an announcement could come as early as Monday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• EXCLUSIVE: Bain, Golden Gate nearing $6.5 bln deal to buy BMC-sources Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 7:16 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 5- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software and an announcement could come as early as Monday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

• REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software -sources Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:02 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 30- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

• EXCLUSIVE-Buyout firms team up to take BMC Software private -sources Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 11:52 AM ET

  NEW YORK, March 21- Private equity firms are joining forces in the auction of BMC Software Inc, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, making it more likely that the business software maker will be taken private in a deal that would top $6 billion.

• Dow Sets All-Time High Above 14,400; Major Averages Rally 2% for Week Friday, 8 Mar 2013 | 4:49 PM ET

  

  Stocks finished higher across the board Friday with the Dow setting a new record high and all three major averages up more than 2 percent for the week, boosted by a stronger-than-expected monthly government payrolls number.

• Stocks End Mixed; Apple, Caterpillar Surge 2% Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 4:04 PM ET

  

  Wall Street closed mixed on Monday, as stocks struggled to extend the January rally for another session. Apple led tech stocks higher with a 2 percent rebound while Caterpillar gave support to blue chips following its earnings report.

• S&P Logs Best Win Streak Since 2004: AAPL Skids 11% for Week, NFLX Soars 70% Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 5:00 PM ET

  

  Stocks closed higher Friday, with the S&P 500 ending above 1,500 and logging its longest winning streak since November 2004, boosted by a batch of upbeat earnings. All three major averages turned in their fourth-consecutive weekly gain.

• Midday Movers: AMD, CA & More Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 12:56 PM ET

  

  Take a look at some of Wednesday's midday movers:

• S&P 500 Soars 13% in 2012, Logs Best Gain in 3 Years Monday, 31 Dec 2012 | 4:52 PM ET

  

  Stocks finished the final trading day of 2012 with a sharp rally, as optimistic remarks from Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and President Barack Obama overshadowed the possibility that the U.S. could go over the "fiscal cliff" at the end of the night.

• Stocks Log 3-Day Decline, Led by Retail; RIM Soars 11% Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012 | 4:50 PM ET

  

  Stocks eased off their lows but still finished in the red Wednesday, as weakness in the retail sector and ongoing worries over the looming "fiscal cliff" kept a damper on gains.

• Stocks Tumble 1% as Hopes for 'Cliff' Deal Dim Friday, 21 Dec 2012 | 4:11 PM ET

  

  Stocks slumped nearly 1 percent on Friday, but closed off the worst levels of the session, after a Republican plan to avert the "fiscal cliff" fell apart, raising fears a deal will not be reached before the end of the year.