U.S. Stocks Rise as Hiring Tops Forecasts; Dell, Dow Jones Shares Advance

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks gained after hiring rose
more than expected last month and Dell Inc.'s profit topped
analysts' estimates.

Dell rose to its highest in more than a year after the
second-largest personal computer maker said price increases
helped it boost sales. Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall
Street Journal, surged to a six-year peak after the family that
controls the company said it will meet with Rupert Murdoch to
discuss his $5 billion bid.


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Dell Shares Gain on Profit, Sales Report as Founder Displays `Magic' Touch

(Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. shares surged after first-
quarter profit topped analysts' expectations, a sign founder
Michael Dell's return to the helm is making a difference at the
world's second-largest personal-computer maker.

The shares rose as much as 6.8 percent in German trading
from the close in the U.S. yesterday after the Round Rock, Texas-
based company said a 14 percent jump in average selling prices of
its products and lower part costs helped boost first-quarter
revenue and margins.


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