Blue Chips Flat on GDP, Oil Remains Focus
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U.S. blue chips were unchanged on  Wednesday, as investors were little swayed by a positive  government report on economic growth and worried that higher  oil prices will dampen corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as a sharp drop in oil futures weighed on the energy sector but helped the broader market.
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The Nikkei average was flat in  mid-morning trade on Wednesday, bolstered by bargain-hunting of  a number of blue-chip stocks after U.S. stocks showed  resilience despite a rise in oil prices to new highs.
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U.S. stocks were still little changed  on Friday as investors looked for oil prices, flirting near the  $50-per-barrel mark, to lose some momentum.
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U.S. blue chips edged down on Tuesday  as oil jumped to another record and government data on the  services sector showed that growth was slower than expected  last month.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Thursday  as better-than-expected economic data and healthy company  earnings lifted the mood on Wall Street, but higher oil prices  limited the gains.
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U.S. blue chips hovered near the  unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the world's biggest retailer,  offset the effect of easing oil prices.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks declined slightly, while the broader market was flat on Friday as healthy but moderate job growth signaled to investors that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady, while this week's strong rally caused some to take profits.
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U.S. stocks finished Monday  little  changed as crude oil slipped from another record high,  offsetting caution before the U.S. presidential election and  the dollar's broad-based slide.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed  on Friday, pointing to a flat market open, after third-quarter  gross domestic product data showed the U.S. economy grew at a  slower-than-expected pace.
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Stocks were little changed on Thursday, as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks, offsetting credit concerns.
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European energy providers the main focus on Monday, but equity markets remained largely flat as profit taking in the banking sector offset gains for oil groups.
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U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  as stock investors shrugged off lower oil prices to focus  instead on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores,  but the cheaper crude sent bond and gold prices lower.
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Stocks were flat on the first session of 2008 on Wednesday as a number of downgrades in the chip sector were offset by gains in energy shares after oil rose more than $2 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as a report showing slowing Midwestern business activity offset gains in energy stocks on the back of rising oil prices.
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U.S. stocks were mostly flat on  Tuesday as record oil prices and economic data showing  slower-than-expected growth weighed on the markets.
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Wall Street was poised for a flat start on Tuesday despite support from a firmer dollar and crude oil prices falling to a 1-month low.