Wall St drifts higher
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US stocks drifted higher today, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
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U.S. stocks moved higher on Friday,  as oil prices edged down and PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O and  chip-related stocks boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its  highest level in more than two months.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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Stock prices are higher in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 60 points in today&#39;s early going. Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a better than 3-1 lead over decliners.
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Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets pushed higher Friday morning after a report that the US economy grew at a slower pace than had first been estimated by the government, but not as slow as some economists had expected.
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Shares on Wall Street looked set for a  flat to slightly higher start on Thursday with key economic  data ahead constraining trade.
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US stocks edged barely higher in early Tuesday afternoon trading as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve would stay on its course of only &quot;measured&quot; interest-rate increases.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks moved modestly higher Monday. Investors are likely to do little trading this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Wall Street stocks edged higher on Wednesday in choppy trading as investors pondered how to respond to one of the biggest point falls since 2001.
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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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US stocks were mixed but trending slightly higher at midmorning on Wednesday, as a renewed rise in bond yields stalled a positive start for the major benchmarks.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher in quiet trading Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy and oil prices declined.    Despite the modest rise in share prices, investors have been in no hurry to commit new money to stocks...
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U.S. stocks moved higher late on  Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped,  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy  Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a  healthy pace last month.
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NEW YORK, Dec 21  - Wall Street shares swung higher Tuesday as investors shuffled portfolios in advance of the end of the year, encouraged by a broker upgrade of Intel that buoyed the tech sector.
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Stocks drifted higher yesterday, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
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Stocks inched higher on Friday as news of weaker-than-expected January job creation bolstered expectations for steady U.S. interest rates.