Wall St higher on GM pact
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as a tentative labor accord at General Motors Corp  lifted a cloud over Detroit's automakers and more weak economic data bolstered expectations for a further cut in interest rates.
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Stocks rose in early trading Monday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking hasn't disappeared.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Wednesday as bargain hunters shrugged off rising oil prices, but Google Inc.'s decision to slash its estimated initial public offering price sapped some enthusiasm from the market.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 9.73, or 0.1 percent, to 9,982.56, reversing an earlier slide...
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday, driven higher by the automaking sector despite overnight losses on Wall Street.
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Stocks gained in volatile trading on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, boosted by a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and earnings that sparked some optimism about corporate profits.
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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 moved moderately higher Friday after Wall Street set aside some anxiety over news that the economy lost jobs last month and focused on Microsoft Corp.'s bid for Internet company Yahoo Inc. and a possible rescue plan for the troubled bond insurance sector.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a handful of merger deals, including a plan by Sirius Satellite Radio  to buy rival XM Satellite Radio  for $4.6 billion.
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U.S. technology stocks climbed on Wednesday, helped by a strong earnings report from personal computer maker Dell Inc. , but the Dow closed just slightly higher as financier Kirk Kerkorian cut his stake in General Motors Corp.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday on optimism about positive brokerage comments on General Motors Corp.  and the first-ever hedge fund IPO, while crude oil near $60 a barrel kept a lid on the broad market.
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Wednesday, buoyed by news that General Motors Corp  had reached a deal ending a strike and by expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again to spur growth.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as a labor agreement at General Motors Corp  promised to lower costs for Detroit's automakers, while a report that Bear Stearns may sell a stake to outside investors boosted brokerage stocks.
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Stocks crept higher on Tuesday as a dip in benchmark Treasury bond yields tempered interest rate worries and a breakout in shares of General Electric  lent strength to both the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500.
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Stocks jumped on Thursday, boosted by a brokerage recommendation of General Motors Corp.  and news of a 50 percent dividend increase from McDonald's Corp. .
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Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America  is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  sent financial stocks higher.
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Stock index futures rose on Friday, signaling a higher market open, after General Electric Co.  increased its stock repurchase plan, adding to investors' optimism after Thursday's record session.
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The Dow industrials and S&P 500 edged higher on Thursday as a larger-than-expected rise in factory orders eased worries about the economy.