Blue Chips Flat After Wal-Mart News
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N, the world's biggest retailer, offset the effect  of easing oil prices.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates erased early gains notched up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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US blue chips ended lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session pullback in oil prices.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks were nearly flat on Friday as healthy but moderate job growth signaled to investors that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady, while the Nasdaq edged higher.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Monday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Monday as about $77 billion in takeover deals made investors optimistic, but a drop in oil prices hurt energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker market open on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.
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U.S. blue chips were nearly unchanged  on Monday as a drop in oil company shares on sharply lower  crude prices offset reports of strong holiday sales from some  retailers.
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Blue-chip stocks extended losses on  Monday as a disappointing start to holiday sales from the  world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N weighed  on sentiment.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a  stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to  excite Wall Street and oil prices held near $50 a barrel.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to  open flat to slightly lower on Tuesday, with investors eyeing  results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc  and Hewlett-Packard Co   for cues after a long weekend.
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Thursday as a continued drop in oil prices boosted investor  sentiment but the technology-packed Nasdaq was lower after a  brokerage cut its forecast on the semiconductor industry.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks advanced on Thursday on optimism about strong profits from companies including Exxon Mobil Corp.  while the Nasdaq was flat.
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U.S. blue chips recovered ground on  Friday as falling oil prices offset a profit warning from  aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  AA.N, while a tech rally was  fueled by software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Wednesday said it was advised by the New York Stock Exchange that it is not violating any exchange rules.
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U.S. blue chips fell on Thursday after  reports of lackluster November sales at some retailers and a $1  drop in oil prices that sent energy stocks lower.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday after November sales for retailers highlighted some strong performances such as Federated Department Stores Inc. but raised worries about store chains like J.C. Penney Co. Inc.
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Friday, but the Nasdaq gained, boosted by Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O and chip-maker Intel Corp. INTC.O ahead of their  earnings next week.