Microsoft, Caterpillar fuel rally on Wall St
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Stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc and optimism about an economic stimulus deal to avert a recession.
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Stock index futures rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and as a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped boost investor confidence.
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The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index  got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor  sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after  Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N warned about higher steel prices and  other costs.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday as large-cap companies such as IBM  and Honeywell International Inc.  reported earnings that beat forecasts, shifting investors' focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime credit worries.
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U.S. stocks got off to an upbeat start on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Stock futures edged up on Monday as bargain hunters sought beaten-down shares after Friday's sell-off on disappointing earnings from bellwether companies such as Caterpillar Inc. .
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Stock index futures indicated a positive  open on Wall Street on Monday in a thin day for earnings, while  technology shares might grab attention as Yahoo  was  set to rebuff a takeover bid from Microsoft.
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By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 6--A six-session rally by the Nasdaq composite index ended Monday on  weakness in the technology sector. Investors generally treaded water after  recent market gains, fueled in part by double-digit corporate profit growth.
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Stocks gained on Friday, putting the Dow and S&P on track for their best week since March, after stronger-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  helped the profit picture for technology.
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Stocks advanced in a broad-based rally  on Friday, the first day of a new quarter, as software company  PeopleSoft Inc. and chip-related stocks drove the tech-heavy  Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months.
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Stocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs, as investors found momentum at the end of a tumultuous session on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak as opportunities to buy cheap shares in beaten-down sectors like financial services enticed some investors back into the market after nearly a week of steep declines.
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Stocks opened higher on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from bellwethers Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc and by optimism about an economic stimulus deal to avert a recession.
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Stocks were little changed on Friday as optimism that fueled a sharp two-day rally faded on rumors of more trouble in the global financial sector, overshadowing strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, helped  by technology shares Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O, which touched a  2 1/2 year high, and Intel Corp. INTC.O as well as a  resumption of falling oil prices.
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Stocks rose slightly on Thursday, driving the Dow to yet another record close, boosted by news of a 27-plane order for Boeing Co.  and share-buyback plans from Caterpillar Inc.
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US stocks ended higher on Tuesday, after manufacturer and Dow component Caterpillar Inc. (CAT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) raised its sales forecast and a spike in crude oil prices pushed energy stocks higher.