Wall St climbs as financials, retailers help
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Stocks jumped on Thursday as a global rebound in equity markets gave investment banks a lift and U.S. retailers' posted generally strong monthly sales, stemming some concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate results lifted the mood on Wall  Street and investors bought shares a day after major indexes  hit November lows.
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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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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,  helped by companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and  Costco Wholesale Corp.COST.O  as a slew of retailers reported  holiday sales data, although weekly jobless data caused some  concern.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, lifted by a  merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected  earnings from computer maker Hewlett-Packard and government  data showing a moderate rise in a key U.S.  inflation measure.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while the Dow and the S&P 500 inched higher.
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U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up more than 1 percent, as investors hunted for bargains among large cap technology shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday as a  bigger-than-expected jump in September retail sales offset the  impact of falling insurance company shares.
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Stocks rose on Monday, after Merrill  Lynch  said it was getting a big foreign investment and  with investors eyeing retailers as the busy holiday shopping  season draws to a close.
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by news Merrill Lynch  plans to sell a lending unit and with investors eyeing retailers as the busy holiday shopping season draws to a close.
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Stocks gained on Tuesday as data showing a higher-than-expected rise in orders of durable goods last month eased some economic worries, helping shares of major manufacturers.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as   investors bet that a stronger-than-expected jump in consumer   confidence in September would lead to more consumer spending   and boost corporate profits.
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US stocks rose yesterday after a measure of consumer confidence climbed to the highest since July, boosting retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores and reviving a rally that has lifted benchmark indexes to three-year highs.
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US stocks rose on Wednesday lifted by a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard and data showing a slight rise in core inflation.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing  the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh 2005 highs, as retail shares got a  boost from better-than-expected January retail sales, while an  unsolicited bid for Circuit City Stores Inc.CC.N raised hopes  for more deals to come.
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Wall Street resumed its year-end rally today, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
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U.S. stocks jumped higher  on Tuesday  as better-than-expected corporate earnings from companies like  Johnson & Johnson and DuPont and positive consumer confidence  data lifted the mood on Wall Street.