Blue Chips Down, Nasdaq Up After Apple
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U.S. blue chips opened lower on  Thursday, while tech shares were headed higher after Apple  Computer Inc. AAPL.O posted stellar financial results after  Wednesday's session.
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U.S. blue chips rose slightly on  Tuesday on better-than-expected earnings from tech bellwethers  IBM Corp. IBM.N and Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N and lower  oil prices but losses by health insurers kept a lid on gains.
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NEW YORK - US technology stocks rose late Thursday afternoon (NY time), led by semiconductor shares, while blue-chip stocks were slightly lower.
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Blue-chip stocks edged lower on Friday after data showing moderate job creation in January suggested that the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates yet, while the Nasdaq bobbed up.
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U.S. technology stocks made strong  gains on Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but  blue-chips were knocked lower by a fall in industrial  bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Monday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Monday as about $77 billion in takeover deals made investors optimistic, but a drop in oil prices hurt energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks were knocked  lower on Thursday after Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N was  downgraded by a brokerage, but the technology-dominated Nasdaq  index rebounded from Wednesday's sharp decline.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks declined on Thursday as a jump in oil prices added to worries about inflation, but a rally in chip makers' stocks helped the Nasdaq advance late in the session to end at a six-year high.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks slid lower on  Thursday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.  CAT.N, but technology shares remained higher after eBay Inc.  EBAY.O posted strong earnings.
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The Nasdaq ended 1 percent higher on  Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but the  blue-chip Dow was knocked down to a fresh two-month low by a  fall in industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from last week's steep sell-off as optimism that Apple  would deliver strong earnings drove the Nasdaq to a gain of 1 percent.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks inched higher on  Friday afternoon, while the Nasdaq slipped as investors showed  caution before next week's presidential election.
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The Nasdaq composite index briefly rose 1 percent, led by gains in Apple Inc.  before it reports its earnings later on Monday. The Dow industrials and S&P 500 index reversed course to advance.
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Blue chips ended lower on Monday,  under pressure from disappointing Thanksgiving sales from No. 1  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, while tech stocks drew  support from Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O and drove the Nasdaq  to its highest close in 10 months.
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The blue-chip Dow average ended  slightly lower, while the tech-driven Nasdaq inched higher on  Tuesday as investors waited for hints on Wednesday from the  Federal Reserve about the pace of interest-rate increases.
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The Nasdaq led the market's gains on Tuesday after strong profit at Apple Inc  and a Chinese distribution deal for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion  showed tech stocks may still have room to grow.
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U.S. blue chips opened slightly higher  on Wednesday, but tech stocks were weaker, hurt by microchip  maker Xilinx Inc. XLNX.O lowering its revenue guidance, while  investors remained concerned about rising interest rates.