Stocks advanced on merger news and optimism over Greece debt talks. (bloomberg.com)
Losses extended into Friday on the big merger news, as many view Amazon as a major threat to grocery now that it has hundreds of distribution points (i.e., physical Whole Foods stores) to use as they wish. (fortune.com)
European equities closed higher on Monday, the last trading day of the month, as investors digested merger news and focused on earnings. (cnbc.com)