Article snippet: NEW YORK — Stocks are breaking records again Tuesday as investors come back from a long weekend hungry for deals. While Kraft Heinz and Unilever couldn't complete a proposed $143 billion mega-merger, food and household goods makers are rising as investors think other deals are coming. Chicken chain Popeyes is jumping after it agreed to be bought by Restaurant Brands, which owns Burger King. Energy companies are also climbing. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 106 points, or 0.5 percent, to 20,730 as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 12 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,363. The Nasdaq composite gained 20 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,858. All three indexes are at record highs and are on track for their ninth gain in the last 10 days. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies added 8 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,407, which put it in line for a record as well. U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Presidents Day holiday. LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF: Kraft Heinz and Unilever both slumped after Kraft withdrew a $143 billion offer to buy its rival. Unilever said the offer was too low and the companies said Kraft Heinz was giving up its effort. Kraft Heinz, which owns brands including Oscar Mayer, Jell-O and Velveeta, gave up $3.47, or 3.6 percent, to $93.18. Unilever, the maker of Hellman's, Lipton and Knorr, declined $3.76, or 7.7 percent, to $44.77. THE QUOTE: Jefferies & Co. analyst K... Link to the full article to read more