Stocks Open Higher; Fed Offers Relief
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that the economy was poised to grow moderately reassured investors a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off of the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday,   indicating stocks may open higher and extend Wednesday's gains,   as the Federal Reserve's pause in raising
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding   from two days of losses, as a steady decline in oil prices and   reassuring comments from a Fed official about inflation   outweighed further signs of weakness in housing.
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Wall Street stocks moved higher in early trade on Thursday as technology shares prospered and the market awaited further direction from the US Federal Reserve.
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U.S. stock futures gained steam  throughout the morning, pointing to a higher market open on  Tuesday, as oil prices eased and insurance stocks looked to  extend gains from their rally on Monday.
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Stocks opened higher on Monday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares on hopes that recent economic weakness will prompt the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates to avert a recession.
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Stocks extended gains on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he sees signs of inflation pressures starting to ease.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after  the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, but reassured  investors that inflation was in check and indicated the economy  was growing at a moderate pace.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred a rally in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.
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Wall Street stocks opened higher on Friday, buoyed by some upbeat earnings results as the dollar remained under pressure.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday,   buoyed by strong earnings from economic bellwether FedEx Corp.   FDX.N and an interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve that   reassured investors about the outlook for profit growth.
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US STOCKS rose yesterday as investors were perked up by the Federal Reserveâs upbeat assessment of the economy and a continued drop in crude oil futures.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, bouncing back after the prior session's sell-off, as investors snapped up beaten-down financial shares.
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as investors speculated that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates further to forestall the effect of the housing downturn on the economy.
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Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassuring news from the Federal Reserve.