Stocks Climb on Drop in Consumer Prices
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NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term.    With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after  reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter  matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up  above expectations in late August, but volume was feather light  ahead of the upcoming Republican convention in New York City.
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U.S. stocks shot higher on Wednesday  as oil prices tumbled by more than $3 a barrel, easing worries  about the impact high energy costs have on corporate profits  and consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday with  the Dow back above 10,000 after oil prices fell almost 5  percent, alleviating worry that high energy costs will eat into  corporate profits and consumers' wallets.
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Stocks climbed higher on Thursday,  with Wall Street bouncing back from a string of declines and  encouraged by December sales figures from U.S. retailers.
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The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 rose on Monday, led by health-care and consumer staple shares, as investors snapped up stock in companies seen able to withstand any economic slowdown following dismal employment data last Friday.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as yields on benchmark bonds retreated from five-year highs and fresh data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism about profits.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after a pullback in benchmark bond yields and signs of strength in the economy triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares, including banks, utilities and home builders.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate earnings and positive consumer  confidence data lifted the mood on Wall Street a day after  major indexes hit November lows.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, helped by  reassuring consumer confidence data and a bounce in technology  stocks, but volume was extremely thin before next week's  Republican convention in New York City.
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NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term. The Dow Jones industrial average pushed past the 10,000 mark for the first time in nearly two weeks...
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday after a government report showed an unexpected fall in weekly unemployment claims last week, reflecting strength in the job market, and crude oil prices fell.
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U.S. stocks rose the most in about a   month on Tuesday, led by retail shares such as Home Depot Inc.   HD.N as investors bet falling crude oil prices will boost   consumer spending and lift corporate profits while easing   inflation.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to an all-time high for the second day in a row and driving the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector calmed inflation fears and added to hopes the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as  inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not hurry to  raise interest rates encouraged investors and oil prices  slipped as some refineries restarted after Hurricane Ivan.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as gains  in insurance stocks and an easing of oil prices overshadowed a  fall in consumer confidence to a 7-month low.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending.    Wall Street had worried that soaring oil and gasoline prices would prompt consumers to spend less...