Stocks await data, mergers and Santa
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With Wall Street in the year's final  stretch and the Dow in record territory, investors believe this  week will bring even more holiday cheer.
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U.S. stocks should hold firm next week  with little economic data or corporate news on tap to move the  market going into the Christmas holiday, strategists said.
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Investors have only a sprinkling of economic data on their plates in the last full week of 2007, but if the numbers come through as expected, stocks may extend Friday's early Santa Claus rally.
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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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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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Stocks may come under pressure next week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched.
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US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday amid mixed economic news and light trading as Wall Street headed home early for the Christmas holiday.
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Wall Street was set to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  merger and acquisition news and before data on the  manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks may come under pressure this week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched.
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Summer's here, and investors will be watching to see if this week's economic data and the recent dealmaking surge can keep stocks from succumbing to the seasonal doldrums.
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By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BRISBANE (Dow Jones)--With the possibility of industrial action on the horizon over the Christmas holidays, Qantas Airways Ltd.
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Stocks may come under pressure this  week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax  season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in  the dollar will also be closely watched.
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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts this week, when a flurry of earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.
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It always seems a little premature to talk about the holiday season while the Thanksgiving menu is still in the planning stages, but there&#39;ll be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their
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U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: ORACLE  CORP. ORCL.O, PEOPLESOFT INC. PSFT.O:
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Stocks may come under pressure next  week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax  season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in  the dollar will also be closely watched.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught of company earnings and economic data next week to give direction for U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.