U.S. Stocks End Higher as Oil Prices Fade
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U.S. blue chips recovered to end  higher on Friday as a drop in oil prices offset a profit  warning from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  AA.N, while a rise in  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O fueled a rally in technology stocks.
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Stocks drifted higher Monday, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
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NEW YORK - A welcome drop off in oil prices sent stocks sharply higher Friday, sparking hopes that the stock market's recent downturn was at an end. The major indexes were all poised to end the week higher...
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The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from energy names attractive.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 27.14, or 0.3 percent, to 10,066.04...
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved sharply higher Friday as oil prices dipped and a pair of upgrades in the semiconductor sector boosted technology shares.    Investors are closely watching oil prices, which topped $50 per barrel this week, hoping that consumer spending and sentiment, along with third-quarter earnings, would not be adversely affected by rising energy costs...
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices  and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from  record high prices.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat, pushing the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, boosted by gains from Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  and online marketplace EBay Inc. EBAY.O.
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NEW YORK - Investors bid stocks higher Tuesday as oil stepped back from its highs and earnings results from companies including International Business Machines Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc...
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Thursday as optimism about strong profits from companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., pushed the Dow to a new record close.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, erasing  earlier losses, as energy companies gained following a jump in  the price of oil.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on  Friday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors  showed caution before next week's presidential election.
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NEW YORK - Another drop in oil prices sent stocks higher to start the holiday-shortened week Tuesday, even as good news from Wal-Mart and Circuit City failed to boost retail shares.    Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over, boosting the chances for an autumn rally in stocks...
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U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday,  shrugging off rebounding oil prices, as several retailers  posted strong earnings and two reports eased worries that the  U.S. economic recovery is losing steam.
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U.S. stocks moved higher on Friday,  as oil prices edged down and PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O and  chip-related stocks boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its  highest level in more than two months.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday, as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector, but lingering concerns about higher interest rates kept investors on edge.