CPI, retail results to drive stocks
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With the pace of corporate earnings reports slowing, Wall Street will have its eye on consumer prices and other economic indicators in this holiday-shortened week.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Thursday as higher November sales from retailers including Target Corp. , and Limited Brands Inc.  boded well for the holiday shopping season.
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Stocks briefly pared gains after a report showing a lower-than-expected reading in a gauge of consumer sentiment. But with investors heartened by earlier data pointing to moderating inflation, the major stock indexes quickly rebounded.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday as tame consumer price data reassured investors that inflation was under control as the economy maintains growth.
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Stocks rose at the open on Thursday after a flurry of retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  Target Corp  and J.C. Penney Co. Inc.  released reassuring monthly sales figures and outlooks.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive comments on oil prices also encouraged investors...
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U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday   after a key inflation report showed U.S. consumer prices rose   in line with expectations in August, relieving concerns about   inflation.
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Stock investors will look to earnings reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.  this week as well as new soundings on consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state of the U.S. economy.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed   on Friday ahead of key inflation data which may shed light on   the outlook for growth and interest rates.
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Corrects paragraph 8 to show Dow at 12,449.05     NEW YORK  - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as tame consumer price data reassured investors that inflation was under control and the economy will still grow strongly enough to support the equity market.
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If the U.S. economic numbers show  inflation is contained and no major companies warn of poor  results in the coming earnings season, stocks could rise in the  holiday-shortened week ahead.
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Most U.S. companies have reported  earnings and the flow of economic data slows this week, so  investors will look to U.S. trade figures and earnings from  leading technology stocks Dell and Cisco for fuel to sustain  the market's 2-week-old rally.
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Shares looked set for a firmer start on Thursday, building on gains from the previous session ahead of key economic data. Investors also keenly await the Federal Reserve's rate decision and its statement.
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A report on consumer confidence due this morning may yet have an impact on market direction, but in early trading stocks are moving higher.
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Most U.S. companies have reported earnings and the flow of economic data slows next week, so investors will look to U.S. trade figures and earnings from leading technology stocks Dell and Cisco for fuel to sustain the market's 2-week-old rally.
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U.S. stocks were set to open higher on  Tuesday after an economic report showed U.S. consumer prices  dropped in July for the first time in eight months and another  report said U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, suggesting stocks could extend gains from the previous session, as retailers including Costco Wholesale Corp.  and Limited Brands Inc.  posted higher November sales.