Stocks Advance Ahead of Fed
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Stocks rose in early trading as Wall Street, heartened by upbeat investment bank earnings, awaited the Federal Reserveâs meeting on interest rates.
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Stocks shot higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve answered two of Wall Street's major concerns, indicating that the economy remains healthy and that inflation pressures are easing. The Dow Jones industrials climbed nearly 100 points to set another trading high, while the Russell 2000 index had its first close above 800.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the  Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates by a quarter  point for the third time this year.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday,  helped by better-than-expected earnings from Google Inc.  GOOG.O and Boeing Co. BA.N, but some investors were  cautious ahead of remarks from the Federal Reserve that would  signal the pace of future interest rate hikes.
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US stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reassured by indicating that further interest-rate rises were likely to remain at a &quot;measured&quot; pace, as it increased rates by a quarter point.
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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 13.42, or 0.1 percent, at 10,218.31...
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after  the Federal Reserve reassured by indicating that further  interest-rate rises were likely to remain at a "measured" pace,  as it increased rates by a quarter point.
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.
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Stocks opened higher on Monday, boosted by expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony, which could give a hint about the outlook for interest rates, and retail sales data.
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U.S. stock futures indicated a higher   opening on Wall Street on Wednesday on optimism the Federal   Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged and after software   maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O reported quarterly profit that   topped forecasts.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data  showing inflation slowed last month boosted investors' hopes  that the Federal Reserve will keep to its course of measured  interest rate hikes.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data  showing inflation slowed last month fed expectations that the  Federal Reserve will stick to measured interest rate hikes, but  gains were trimmed by a late spike in oil prices.
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Wall Street advanced as investors awaited a report on sales of previously owned homes that might give the Federal Reserve more reason to cut interest rates.
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Further aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to bolster the US economy drove Wall Street stocks higher and the dollar lower on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, after  the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected, while it  reassured investors that inflation was in check and indicated  the economy was growing at a moderate pace.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday, extending a steep late-day rally in the previous session that was sparked by optimism about government and central bank plans to boost the economy.