U.S. Stocks Up, Ford Boosts Gains
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O checked  gains on Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce  pretax income.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday after a report showing manufacturing was still expanding lifted shares of many large industrial companies, including General Electric Co. , and a big drop in oil prices added to buying momentum.
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U.S. stocks moved higher late on  Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped,  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy  Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a  healthy pace last month.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat, pushing the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, boosted by gains from Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  and online marketplace EBay Inc. EBAY.O.
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NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks higher Friday as investors looked past a a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc...
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Shares of Ford Motor Co. F.N rose  2.7 percent before the bell Tuesday after it reported a  higher-than-expected quarterly profit as strength in its  finance arm once again offset losses in its automotive  business.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Monday, with  investors hoping earnings news will boost the market after a  lackluster start to 2005 while a rise in crude prices to a  5-week high boosted oil company shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a handful of merger deals, including a plan by Sirius Satellite Radio  to buy rival XM Satellite Radio  for $4.6 billion.
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NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks moderately higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems at Qualcomm Inc...
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by takeover news and data showing stronger manufacturing growth in June even as price pressures eased.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth and shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.  advanced.
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NEW YORK : A better-than-expected profit outlook from Ford juiced up trading on Wall Street, with gains capped by a lackluster reading on consumer sentiment and a fresh rise in oil prices.
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Stocks were set to open higher on  Friday after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings  forecasts, while a $1 billion share buyback at Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N could support technology stocks.
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U.S. stocks opened mixed Friday after Ford eased investor future concerns by raising its earnings outlook, then took an upward jump.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after  robust results from software maker Oracle Corp   brightened the outlook for technology, helping the Dow and S&P  turn in their best weekly performance since March.
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Stocks rose on Friday after a higher profit forecast by Microsoft Corp.  lifted all three major indexes, and an upbeat outlook by lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  stemmed fears of financial-sector losses.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth, while shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  advanced on rising oil prices.