Dow, S&P end with record gains
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain since 2002, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals.
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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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NEW YORK, May 30 -- The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index hit a record high today, marking the end of a four-year healing period for U.S. stocks battered by the burst of the tech bubble, the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, the Sept. 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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US stocks were higher at midmorning on Thursday, as a slew of deals fuelled the market&#39;s momentum, a day after the S&amp;P 500 had risen to a record close.
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After days of flirting with its all-time peak, the Dow Jones industrial average finally set a new record this afternoon, closing at 11,727.34.
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NEW YORK -- US stocks rose, sending the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index to its highest close in more than three years and erasing the Dow Jones industrial average's loss for 2004.
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Stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow industrials to a record high after unexpectedly flat consumer price data reassured investors that U.S. economic growth and inflation are under control.
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NEW YORK -- Stocks surged Thursday, carrying the Dow Jones industrials into record territory as investors gleaned some positive consumer spending trends from retailers' generally sluggish June sales reports.
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The Dow closed at a record on Tuesday, striking above the 14,000 mark for the first time, and the Nasdaq rose to a six-and-a-half-year high on a cascade of stronger-than-expected earnings.
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U.S. stocks extended gains on   Wednesday, putting the Dow within sight of its record high, as   a report showed an unexpected rise in August new home sales,   overshadowing concern raised by data depicting a fall in   durable goods orders.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial to a record closing high for a third day and the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-1/2-year high, after an increase in retailers' September sales fueled hopes that spending will stay strong.
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By Michael Patterson  The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to a record close Thursday as companies reported profits that beat analysts' estimates and as the number of claims for jobless benefits fell. Costco Wholesale, the largest U.S.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology  shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Stocks surged Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing at its highest point ever, the S&P 500 hitting a 5-1/2 year high and the Nasdaq composite rising more than 2 percent.
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The Dow Jones industrial average and the S.&P. 500 both closed at record levels for the second straight day, capping a week which saw the Dow surge 295 points.
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US stocks ended higher on Tuesday, even as oil prices hit another record, as investors were encouraged by data showing an easing of inflationary pressure and a sharp rebound in the housing market.
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Stocks gained on Friday, putting the Dow and S&P on track for their best week since March, after stronger-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  helped the profit picture for technology.