Dow Closes Up 40 on Bullish Ford Outlook
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NEW YORK - Investors looked past a spike in oil prices Friday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford Motor Co.'s bullish profit outlook. The major indexes finished the week mixed...
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NEW YORK - Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassurance from the Federal Reserve.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 16.22, or 0.2 percent, at 10,221.11...
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U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average to a second straight record close, on optimism the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates any time soon.
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U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  as a bright business outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. and  a further dip in oil prices powered blue chips and tech stocks  to close the week at their highest level in months.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O limited  gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may  reduce pretax income.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its  earnings outlook on Friday, due to strength from its financial  services sector, even as it announced the end of car production  at a Jaguar plant in Britain and its withdrawal from Formula  One racing.
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Stocks rallied Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, after investors cheered comments on the economy and inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved modestly higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    In midafternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 39.75, or 0.4 percent, at 10,078.65...
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The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 123 points to a second straight record close on Wednesday in a rally driven by optimism about the outlook for interest rates and profits.
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U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day on  Thursday, with the Dow briefly surpassing its record closing  high set in January 2000, driven by optimism about falling oil  prices.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Friday as investors weighed a bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. against a disappointing report on consumer sentiment...
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday after Ford Motor Co.  raised its earnings forecasts, but Qualcomm Inc.  weighed on the Nasdaq index after the wireless technology company said it would review how it accounts for technology royalties.
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Despite a strong profit outlook from Ford Motor Co., shares of automotive stocks moved mostly lower Friday on concerns sales for the industry might not be as strong as previously expected.
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Wall Street stocks managed to gain Friday as investors looked past a sharp rise in oil prices and cheered the strength of Ford Motor Co.
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Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday buoyed by a decision by General Motors (NYSE:GM) workers to end their strike.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, sending the   Dow to fresh 4-month highs, as investors snapped up beaten-down   energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N and investors   bet the Federal Reserve may not have to raise interest rates   any time soon.
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Ford raised its earnings guidance for 2004 today in part on the back of continued strong performance by its financial services business.