US Stock-Index Futures Rise; Alcoa, Intel Climb in Europe
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US stock-index futures rose after comments from Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies bolstered optimism the pace of economic growth may be sustained.
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European stock markets looked set to end the week on an upbeat note as recent falls in oil prices and positive news from US technology giant Intel lifted sentiment.
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Stock index futures rose before the start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday, with financial stocks likely to be in focus after news of further write-downs on risky assets at two big European banks.
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Futures on two of the three leading  U.S. stock market indexes rose before Wall Street's opening on  Tuesday, with eyes on ISM service sector data, earnings from  Disney  and presidential primaries.
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U.S. stocks looked set to rise slightly on Wednesday, with stock index futures pointing higher after Dell Inc.  reported better-than-expected earnings, setting the stage for gains by technology shares a day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Stock futures rose early Tuesday,  pointing to a higher market open, lifted by  better-than-expected earnings and outlook from IBM and a  further decline in oil prices.
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Wall Street was set to rally on Wednesday as forecast-beating results from tech bellwether Intel Corp  boosted the outlook for chip makers, while U.S. trade data will set direction for the dollar.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday,   indicating stocks may open higher and extend Wednesday's gains,   buoyed by strong earnings, tamer oil prices and an   interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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Dow Jones futures rose 37 points recently, while Nasdaq futures climbed 6 points and Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s futures edged up 3.60 points.
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Stock index futures edged up on Friday before a government report that is expected to show 70,000 jobs were created last month, while oil prices hovering near $99 a barrel kept investors on edge.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday as sharply higher oil prices lifted the energy sector and Motorola Inc.  shares jumped after investor Carl Icahn said he will seek a seat on the board.
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European stocks extended recent gains to 5&frac12;-year highs on Thursday, with miners and oil stocks in the vanguard of the advance as metals and crude prices rose on commodities exchanges.
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U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday on an optimistic outlook for technology shares and gains in oil prices that lifted energy shares.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday,  pointing to a higher market open, on retreating oil prices and  stronger-than-expected earnings from technology bellwethers  International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N and Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials leading the gains, amid speculation that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be the subject of international takeover bids.
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European stocks extended recent gains on Thursday, with miners and oil stocks in the vanguard of the advance as metals and crude prices rose on commodities exchanges.