Shares rise on deals, oil and techs
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Stocks advanced on Monday, helped by deal news, cheaper oil and positive broker comments on the chip sector.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved sharply higher Friday as oil prices dipped and a pair of upgrades in the semiconductor sector boosted technology shares.    Investors are closely watching oil prices, which topped $50 per barrel this week, hoping that consumer spending and sentiment, along with third-quarter earnings, would not be adversely affected by rising energy costs...
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, helped  by technology shares Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O, which touched a  2 1/2 year high, and Intel Corp. INTC.O as well as a  resumption of falling oil prices.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising more than 2 percent, led by technology companies as investors snapped up beaten down shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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Energy shares rose on Wednesday as oil prices hit new highs, but stock market volume was light and indexes were moved little.
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NEW YORK - Investors bid stocks higher Tuesday as oil stepped back from its highs and earnings results from companies including International Business Machines Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc...
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat. Technology shares sped ahead, led  by Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and Intel Corp. INTC.O
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Technology shares, however, fell on a disappointing report from Juniper Networks Inc...
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Stocks rose on Thursday as energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , rose in sync with oil prices, countering a drop in financial shares after Bear Stearns  posted a drop in quarterly profit.
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US stocks were higher on Wednesday even as crude oil prices touched a record at over $52 per barrel, which helped boost energy shares.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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Shares rose on Wednesday, led by technology and energy stocks, in another volatile day on Wall Street.
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Stocks turned positive on Wednesday after rising oil prices pushed energy shares higher in light volume.
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U.S. stocks rose in a broad-based  advance on Friday morning, as oil prices eased, data showed  factory activity last month met economists' estimates and  technology shares extended recent gains.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  investors bought beaten-down shares and oil prices eased from  the record high hit earlier in the session.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as a drop in oil futures and a flurry of merger deals, including one between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, helped rekindle interest in recently battered tech shares.
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Technology stocks climbed near a  2-month high on Monday, as investors seeing value in a battered  group bought software and semiconductor shares, while higher  crude oil prices limited blue-chip gains.