US STOCKS-Wall St poised for record on tax bill hopes, merger activity By: Reuters: Company News December 18, 2017 at 09:05 AM EST * Futures up: Dow 151 pts, S&P 11.25 pts, Nasdaq 34.5 pts (Adds comment, details on companies; updates prices) Read More >> Related Stocks: CSX Corp Campbell Soup Hershey Co Oracle Corp Penn Entertainment Inc Pinnacle Entmt Twitter, Inc.