Wall Street rallies, led by Deutsche Bank, financials

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rallied on Friday, lifted by a surge in Deutsche Bank shares and financial stocks after concerns eased about the health of the German bank. Deutsche Bank's U.S.-listed shares jumped 14 percent a day after sinking to a record low. French news agency AFP reported that Deutsche Bank was nearing a $5.4 billion settlement with U.S. officials over charges related to selling toxic mortgage bonds.

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Wall Street rallies, led by Deutsche Bank, financials

Worldwide M&A activity falls 23 pct, but U.S. has a flurry

Worldwide mergers and acquisitions deals have fallen 23 percent to $336 billion so far this year compared with last year, but cross-border activity by amount targeting U.S.-based companies reached a record high, Thomson Reuters data shows. After hitting a record high by deals value in 2015, worldwide M&A activity has been hurt this year by falling oil prices, worries about slowing growth in China and the health of the financial sector. A trio of deals for U.S. companies topped the list of M&A announced this week, including Chinese company Tianjin Tianhai’s $6.3 billion offer for U.S.-based Ingram Micro, bringing year-to-date China outbound M&A targeting the U.S. to $23.3 billion.

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Worldwide M&A activity falls 23 pct, but U.S. has a flurry