Wall Street managed a moderate advance today as a spate of takeover deals gave investors enough confidence to buy into the market despite a report showing that US manufacturing is more sluggish than expected.

A stock market listing for Europe’s biggest coal-fired power station looked certain today after talks with a potential buyer fell through.

US investors abandoned blue chips and other large-cap stocks today as a lower-than-expected consumer confidence report fed into Wall Street’s fears of an economic slowdown.

Vertex has adopted Amacis Visibility, from Belfast company Amacis, as its e-channel management platform.