GOP Jamboree Could Briefly Lift Stocks
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Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans  are coming to town. If things go smoothly at the Republican  National Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost  next week, experts say.
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US stocks&#39; rally during the past two weeks triggered speculation that share prices may be ready to rise above this year&#39;s range.
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Stocks edged up slightly on Friday, capping a week in which a downturn in oil prices helped investors mount a modest rally despite the looming uncertainty of the presidential election
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The outcome -- or lack of it -- of Tuesday&#39;s US presidential contest will move stocks in the short term, but the election effect likely will wear off quickly
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NEW YORK - A brokerage firm's negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pressured tech shares Thursday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices.    Late summer trading is known for being thin, but with the Republican National Convention set for New York next week, Wall Street is even less crowded than usual for late August...
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A rally in U.S. stocks that pushed the Dow industrials to a record may stall next week as signs of an economic slowdown curb the appetite for equities just as the third quarter's earnings season gets under way.
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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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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top slot in a thin day for company events.
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Investors may pack up and leave next  week as the Republican National Convention comes to New York  and many on Wall Street take a vacation, draining U.S. markets  of volume and leaving stocks flopping around with little  direction.
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U.S. stocks should rally at the  market's open on Tuesday, bolstered by a positive outlook from  Motorola Inc. MOT.N and easing crude prices.
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NEW YORK - Stocks fell modestly Thursday as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices, and a brokerage downgrade of several semiconductor companies pressured tech stocks.    Late summer trading is known for being thin, but with the Republican National Convention set for New York next week, Wall Street is even less crowded than usual for the last week of August...
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If bulls get their way this week,  Stocks could extend the rebound that has some on Wall Street  hoping the worst is over after a month-long sell-off.
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Wall Street is hoping its traditional year-end "Santa rally" will pick up steam in the week ahead.
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Depending on what investors are expecting, layoffs can boost a stock.
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U.S. stocks may gain and volume may   rebound as Wall Street goes back to work after the Labor Day   holiday, and investors bet the Federal Reserve will keep rates   unchanged at its meeting this month.
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Wall Street is hoping its traditional  year-end "Santa rally" will pick up steam in the week ahead.
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Stocks could rally back up to their   highs of the year this week if the Federal Reserve shows Wall   Street that its decision to keep interest rates on hold last   month was not just a one-off.