Stocks gain on rally in semiconductors
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Stocks rebounded on Thursday after brokerage upgrades sent the semiconductor sector to a 13-month high and fresh data pointed to a growing economy.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a higher price target for shares of Apple Computer Inc.  prompted enthusiasm for technology stocks and a rally in crude oil stalled.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology  shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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U.S. stocks recovered from earlier  losses and rose early Thursday afternoon, with National  Semiconductor Corp. NSM.N shares surging after the chip maker  said problems with excess inventory in the distribution channel  are behind it.
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Wall Street stocks rose Thursday as National Semiconductor Corp.&#39;s strong earnings results soothed investors&#39; worries over higher jobless rate and rising oil prices.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Optimism that the embattled technology sector was ripe for a recovery sent stocks modestly higher yesterday, despite a new revenue warning from semiconductor company Broadcom Inc.
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Stocks climbed  on Friday buoyed by a  brokerage upgrade on semiconductor shares and comments by  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that eased investor  concerns about the record U.S. trade deficit.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as investors bet on a year-end rally, while talk of a possible merger by telecommunications companies Sprint and Nextel and upbeat earnings from chip maker National Semiconductor Corp.
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U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  led by computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, a day after it  reported a higher quarterly profit and issued an optimistic  forecast.
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U.S. technology stocks made strong  gains on Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but  blue-chips were knocked lower by a fall in industrial  bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.
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European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continuing speculation about rate hikes.
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A rally in semiconductor-related stocks, including Advantest Corp., propelled Asian shares higher on Monday as investors added to a U.S. buying spree and turned optimistic on earnings prospects.
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Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after IBM reported higher-than-expected preliminary financial results, lifting the technology sector.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by technology and biotechnology shares after positive brokerage comments on Apple Inc  and Amgen Inc .
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Technology stocks rose on Monday to  their highest level in nearly two months, led by  semiconductors, as investors drew encouragement from a run of  positive news in the sector.
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NEW YORK US stocks were little changed Thursday, recovering earlier losses after an upbeat earnings report from the chip maker National Semiconductor sparked some buying.