Stocks Edge Higher; Oil at 21/2-Month Low
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Stocks gained slightly Friday and the major indicators ended higher for the second straight week. Crude oil futures continued their decline, falling below $43 per barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 months.
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A decline in the price of oil helped  lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on  Tuesday.
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Global oil prices edge up in early Thursday trading ahead of a key meeting by oil producers group Opec.
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U.S. stock futures edged higher on   Wednesday, with data on durable goods and new home sales on tap   and the Dow Jones industrial average poised to break above its   all-time high.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Monday in light holiday trade before the rush of  third-quarter earnings later this week, but a jump in the price  of oil to a record near $54 a barrel limited gains.
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The dollar edged up on Tuesday as weaker  oil prices helped it to recover losses made on data showing  overseas demand for U.S. assets may have stalled. U.S. light  crude traded around $53.21, easing from a fresh record high of  $55.33 hit in New York and helping to keep the dollar away from  near eight-month lows hit overnight.
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Stocks edged higher on Wednesday as gains in the energy sector helped offset concern about more fallout from the housing slump after Standard & Poor's slashed its outlook on the debt of the world's biggest bond insurers.
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Stocks inched higher Wednesday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its second-highest close ever.
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Oil prices edged higher for the second day on Wednesday ahead of US government data expected to show a slight decline in winter heating fuel stocks.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a strong jobs report outweighed a weaker-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment, while a jump in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.
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U.S. stocks looked to open higher on  Tuesday, with beaten down shares tempting investors and oil  producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through  the $50 a barrel mark.
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U.S. stocks were higher on  Wednesday  as investors bought beaten-down shares and oil prices eased  from the new 21-year record high hit earlier in the session.
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NEW YORK - Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture bargain-priced shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 2 percent ahead of Google Inc.'s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 110 points...
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A decline in the price of oil helped lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly higher Tuesday as oil prices remained higher and Wall Street weighed a lackluster report on retail sales, but light volume showed that many investors remained on the sidelines.    With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day...
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through the &#36;50 a barrel mark.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged up by  midsession on Thursday, bolstered by gains in resources-related  stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. after a rise in crude oil  prices above $48 a barrel.