Stocks rise, Dow surges near record
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving   the Dow Jones industrial average up to within arm's length of   its all-time closing high, as data showing an unexpected rise   in August new home sales eased concerns about the outlook for   corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials to a record closing high for a third day and the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-1/2-year high, after an increase in retailers' September sales fueled hopes that spending will stay strong.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising back above 10,000, as investors shrugged off volatile energy prices and a downbeat consumer confidence reading, focusing instead on good corporate news.    Light crude for November delivery surged above the psychologically important $50 milestone early in the session, but backed off that record high after Saudi Arabia indicated it would raise its output if necessary...
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Stocks rallied and the Dow industrials hit a record high on Wednesday as investors welcomed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assessment that the economy would grow moderately as inflation eases.
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Stocks rallied early Wednesday - pushing the Dow industrials to a record trading high - after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation pressures appear to have eased.
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Stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow industrials to a record high after unexpectedly flat consumer price data reassured investors that U.S. economic growth and inflation are under control.
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Stocks surged Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials up 200 points into record territory as bright spots among retailers' generally sluggish June sales reports allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy that have for weeks dogged Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to a record intraday high after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and flagged no new concerns about inflation, signaling that a rate hike this year was less likely.
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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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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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U.S. stocks were little changed on   Friday after a four-day rally, with the Dow near a record high   and Wall Street heading for its best third quarter in nine   years.
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A mid-afternoon boost pushed the most widely followed benchmark of U.S. stocks past a previous high set amid the dot-com boom.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial to a record closing high for a third day and the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-1/2-year high, after an increase in retailers' September sales fueled hopes that spending will stay strong.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain in more than 4 years, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals. The S&P 500 also ended at a record closing high.
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NEW YORK - Stocks enjoyed a late-day rally Wednesday, finishing higher despite a new record price for oil and gloomy third-quarter outlooks from several companies. Volume was relatively light as investors awaited the government's jobs creation report at the end of the week...
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Stocks jumped on Thursday, driving  both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes up more than  1 percent as stocks rebounded, led by gains in financial  services companies and retailers.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co's  expanded share repurchase plan and a stronger-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment tempered worries about the economy's health.