Stocks Climb As Profit Worries Ease
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Another increase in oil prices due to concerns over Hurricane Ivan&#39;s effect on oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico didn&#39;t have a large impact on trading.
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U.S. stocks jumped higher  on Tuesday  as better-than-expected corporate earnings from companies like  Johnson & Johnson and DuPont and positive consumer confidence  data lifted the mood on Wall Street.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as a dip in Treasury bond yields tempered investors' interest-rate worries and boosted financial stocks.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as   lower crude oil prices lifted optimism about spending and   profits.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with  investors betting on good earnings news as the fourth-quarter  reporting season kicks off, while cable operator Comcast Corp.  CMCSA.O helped lift the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq with a 2  percent climb.
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US stocks advanced again on Tuesday as some better-than-expected corporate earnings and a surprising jump in durable goods orders helped boost beaten-down sentiment on Wall Street.
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Stocks rose on Friday, rebounding from the previous session's steep losses, as bond yields retreated from their highs, easing some of the fears about rising borrowing costs.
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Stocks rose on Friday after a higher profit forecast by Microsoft Corp.  lifted all three major indexes, and an upbeat outlook by lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  stemmed fears of financial-sector losses.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as oil  prices retreated from their highs, while upbeat earnings  announcements from retailers fueled the improved sentiment.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday after forecast-topping earnings from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  calmed investors' fears about the recent credit turmoil as investors anticipated an interest rate cut.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism about profit growth and as bond yields retreated from five-year highs.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as   investors were optimistic about corporate profits and the   Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a second   straight meeting, saying it expects inflation pressures to   moderate.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after reassuring results from Oracle Corp  and a higher earnings outlook from Qualcomm Inc  helped to lift the technology sector.
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Stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow industrials advancing 1 percent, helped by a higher-than-expected profit forecast from IBM  and earnings from General Electric Co  that met Wall Street expectations.
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U.S. stocks opened higher as Wall Street, looking to resume this weekâs rally, drew confidence from strong earnings from Oracle.
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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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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as a run  of positive company earnings stoked a rally that began on  Tuesday, ending four straight days of declines.