Blue chips up on GE, S&P 500 near record
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan, while a strong consumer sentiment report offset worries about the economy.
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Wall Street strode higher Tuesday, rallying along with insurance stocks on Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. Inc.'s decision to fire its chief executive in the face of an ongoing probe. Blue chips added 138 points as relief that the investigation would not result in criminal charges against the company offset higher oil prices and weak economic data.
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UK blue chips closed higher, just off the late afternoon peak after rallying from earlier falls in tandem with an jump on Wall Street as the latest weekly US jobless claims numbers eased worries over the health of the world&#39;s largest economy.
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The S&P 500 index, a measure of the  largest U.S. stocks, rose to a lifetime high on Friday on  optimism about economic growth, corporate takeovers and  profits.
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U.S. blue chips closed higher on  Thursday, helped by gains in Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N after  its move to buy Guidant Corp. GDT.N, but Goldman Sachs Group  Inc. GS.N dragged the S&P 500 down having posted quarterly  revenues that disappointed Wall Street.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O checked  gains on Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce  pretax income.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher in  a seesaw session on Monday as some investors took the  opportunity to buy beaten-down shares after last week's  sell-off, but a diminishing appetite for risk limited a broader  advance.
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U.S. blue chips were higher today, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel mark.
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U.S. blue chips rose  on Thursday,  boosted by Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N following its move to buy  Guidant Corp. GDT.N, but market gains were limited after  Goldman Sachs posted disappointing revenues.
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U.S. blue chips were higher on  Tuesday, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from  higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel  mark.
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US stocks were higher at midmorning on Thursday, as a slew of deals fuelled the market&#39;s momentum, a day after the S&amp;P 500 had risen to a record close.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks finished higher  on Friday, helped by gains in energy companies' shares,  although investors showed caution before next Tuesday's  presidential election.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, lifting the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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The S&P 500 index, a measure of the largest U.S. stocks, rose to a lifetime high on Friday on optimism about economic growth, corporate takeovers and profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Monday helped by about $77 billion in takeover deals, but the S&P 500 faltered as a drop in oil prices hurt energy stocks and the Nasdaq fell as investors grew worried about the sustainability of technology profits.
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U.S. blue chips rose on Thursday, led  by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure  by a warning from Applied Materials Inc. AMAT.O, the world's  biggest semiconductor-equipment maker.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher in a seesaw session on Monday as some investors took the opportunity to buy beaten-down shares after last week's sell-off, but a diminishing appetite for risk limited a broader advance.