Oil  Drops, Markets Climb
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The Dow Jones industrials shot up more than 160 points Wednesday, enjoying one of its best days of the year as crude prices plummeted on a weekly government report on oil inventories.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday  with oil prices holding near $50 a barrel, while news that U.S.  gross domestic product grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in  the third quarter failed to create excitement on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.
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U.S. stocks reversed course and rose  on Tuesday as crude oil prices retreated from a 7-week high,  easing worries about high energy costs eating into corporate  profits.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as oil  prices slid further but a disappointing outlook from Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N and a downgrade on several  semiconductor shares limited gains in technology stocks.
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U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday as  oil prices climbed, stoking concerns of higher energy costs  squeezing corporate profits, while Verizon Communications Inc.  VZ.N fell after several analysts lowered earnings estimates  for the telecommunications services provider.
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Oil prices edged up from seven-week lows  below $47 a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. crude oil inventories  grew again ahead of winter but heating oil stocks fell.
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A sharp drop in oil prices led to a modest rally on Wall Street yesterday, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production had soared during the month of September.
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Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow  dipping briefly below 10,000, as oil prices climbed,  threatening to shrink corporate profits, and a brokerage  downgrade hurt semiconductor shares.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, pulling  back from a late rally in the previous session, as oil prices  marched higher and U.S. jobless claims data came in  higher-than-expected
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US stocks extended their gains on Tuesday as oil prices slipped, easing concerns that energy costs would hurt corporate profits and helped raise hopes for improvement in the economy.
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U.S. stocks inched lower on Friday but fresh economic data drove the dollar and bonds higher, while profit-taking pushed oil prices down after OPEC'S widely expected decision to curb production.
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks staying mixed after falling earlier in the session. Blue chips were held back by fears that the dip in oil prices would be temporary...
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Oil prices fell below $61 on Friday as easing U.S. supply concerns spurred a bout of profit taking.
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NEW YORK - Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits. Only the Nasdaq composite index managed a small gain...
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Oil prices declined on international markets on Thursday as reassuring levels of natural gas stocks eased fears of a winter energy crunch in the United States.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off of the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...