April 8 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks gained, snapping a two- day losing streak, as life insurers jumped on prospects of a government bailout and Pulte Homes Inc. agreed to buy Centex Corp. to create the nation’s largest homebuilder. The S&P 500 Index increased 1.2 percent to 825.16. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.55 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,837.11. Four stocks gained for each that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. The MSCI World Index of 23 developed nations added 0.5 percent. For more read Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqu7ptDh_q9o&refer=home