US Stocks Rise; S&amp;P 500 Has Best Three-Week Rally Since 2002
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US stocks rose, capping the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index&#39;s best three-week rally in two years, as better-than-expected reports on retail sales and consumer confidence suggested the economy may accelerate.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as a pullback in benchmark bond yields triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares including banks, utilities and home builders.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Standard & Poor's 500 index hitting a five-year high on   strong profit reports and optimism before the Federal Reserve's   interest rate decision.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day  after the blue-chip Dow hit a 3-1/2 year high, as oil prices  tumbled more than a dollar and battered-down drug stock Pfizer  Inc. PFE.N rose more than 3 percent.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its worst slide since 2001, boosted by investors snapping up attractively priced equities.
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U.S. stocks rose for a third straight  day on Friday in a post-election rally after a government  report showed strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes  that the economic recovery is taking hold.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, sending the broader market to its best week in five months, as surprisingly strong economic data eased concerns about the economy's health and investors bet equities may be stabilizing after weeks of turmoil.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 eking out closing records, as higher energy shares and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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US 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 rose for the third straight day yesterday, regaining most of the ground they lost last week as concerns about rising interest rates were eased when key economic indicators showed no signs of inflation.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  positive company earnings helped extend the previous session's  rally and the three major indexes tried to post two consecutive  days of gains for only the second time this year.
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Stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up more than 2 percent, after investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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Stocks rallied strongly in the US last night, with both the Dow and the Nasdaq at their highest for months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above its end 2003 level for the first time in more than four months.
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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 rose on Wednesday, with   the Nasdaq rallying more than 1 percent, after solid earnings   reports from software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O and   investment bank Morgan Stanley. MS.N
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Despite rising oil prices, U.S. stocks this week had their biggest rally since October, as investors reacted to some positive economic indicators, the easing of tensions in Iraq and Google Inc.'s unexpectedly strong performance after going public.
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Stocks extended their rally on Friday,  lifting the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX to a 3-year  high, while bonds and gold rose and the dollar and oil dropped.