Markets Wednesday, 08/22/2007

Wednesday, 8/22/2007

| Dow : 13236.13 up 145.27

| S & P : 1464.07 up 16.95

| NASDAQ: 2552.80 up 31.50

| Bond (10Y): 4.64%, 100.78

MARKETS:
Stocks pop on mergers, Fed bets
Major gauges rise on a wave of potential acquisitions and bets that
the central bank will cut rates next month; bond prices slip.