Takeover talk, Apple lift stocks in short session
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Stocks rose in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by fresh takeover talk and expectations that Apple Inc.  will make higher-than-expected profit margins on its iPhone.
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Stocks climbed on Tuesday after favorable research reports on Apple Inc.  and Yahoo Inc  sparked a rally in technology shares.
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U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday as  a dramatically raised price target for Apple Computer Inc.  shares spilled over to other technology stocks, and a rally in  crude oil stalled as traders took profits.
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Stocks jumped in volatile trading on Wednesday, with all three major stock indexes briefly topping 1 percent, as investors took advantage of cheap equity prices a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001.
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Shares in Apple soared in early trade in New York today after a report suggested that the iPod has pushed users to dump their PCs in favour of Apple&#39;s Macintosh computers.
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Wall Street was poised to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing  sectors.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, helped by   gains in semiconductors and technology shares such as Apple   Computer Inc. AAPL.O, and by a smaller-than-expected drop in   August existing home sales.
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Wall Street was poised to start a shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in technology shares after positive research reports on Apple Inc.  and Yahoo Inc .
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The Nasdaq Composite rose on Thursday as technology shares benefited from strong economic data and Apple Inc.  climbed on expectations for strong sales momentum for its iPhone.
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U.S. stock indexes gained on Monday as takeover news and strong profits from large-cap companies, such as Merck & Co. , reassured investors after a broad sell-off at the end of last week.
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Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O shares  jumped as much as 16 percent on Monday, to their highest level  in more than 4 years, after a Wall Street analyst nearly  doubled his price target on the stock.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the  Dow and S&P carving out 2005 highs as the mood toward   technology brightened, helped by Apple Computer Inc.'s AAPL.O  announcement of a stock split.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday, led by gains in the Dow industrials as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a sharp rebound in oil prices.
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Takeover news was front and center during the shortened trading week.
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Stocks rose on Monday, boosted by takeover news and data that showed manufacturing growth quickened in June even as price pressures eased.
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U.S. stocks gained on Monday in a   holiday-shortened session, lifted by positive news about   Citigroup Inc. C.N that helped financial sector shares and   increased optimism about the interest-rate outlook.