Stocks Up on Durable Goods; Chips Down
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U.S. stocks got a mild boost on Friday  as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August  for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but  climbing oil prices limited gains.
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U.S. stocks rose modestly on Friday  after durable goods orders for August, excluding transportation  orders, exceeded market expectations, but gains were capped as  investors focused on high oil prices.
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U.S. orders for durable goods rose  by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, held back  by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft, government data  showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks opened near unchanged on  Friday after durable goods data gave a mixed picture of the  economy and oil prices held above $48 a barrel.
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U.S. blue chips rose on Thursday, led  by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure  by a warning from Applied Materials Inc., the world's biggest  semiconductor-equipment maker.
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Stocks advanced on Monday, helped by  deal news, cheaper oil and positive broker comments on the chip  sector.
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U.S. stocks jumped on Friday as surprisingly strong data on home sales and durable goods orders relieved anxiety about the economy and bolstered investor confidence after weeks of market turbulence.
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US stocks had a lacklustre start on Tuesday as some better-than-expected durable goods orders were offset by a record fall in US house prices and a sharp decline in consumer confidence.
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U.S. Treasuries pared gains on Wednesday  as investors read the latest U.S. durable goods orders as  mildly positive despite lower-than-expected headline numbers.
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U.S. stocks made solid gains on  Wednesday as investors bought beaten-down shares, while  strength in oil prices gave a boost to energy companies such as  Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N.
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US stocks advanced again on Tuesday as some better-than-expected corporate earnings and a surprising jump in durable goods orders helped boost beaten-down sentiment on Wall Street.
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Orders for U.S. durable goods -- items meant to last at least three years -- posted a larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in demand for passenger aircraft, a Commerce Department report on Wednesday showed.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as several major corporate deals pointed to optimism about the economy, outweighing sharp losses by blue-chip Pfizer Inc.  after the world's No. 1 drug company dropped a key experimental product.
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Stocks rose on Friday, after data showed new home sales unexpectedly rose in July and new orders for durable goods surged, reassuring investors about the economy's health, although credit concerns remained.
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U.S. stocks were set to open flat on  Friday after news of a drop in durable goods orders last month  did little to sway investor sentiment that remained focused on  higher oil prices.
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Stocks inched higher on Friday in lackluster post-Thanksgiving trading, helped by steel producers amid concerns of a steel shortage and retailers as consumers piled into stores at the start of the holiday-shopping season.
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Investor's Business Daily - New orders at U.S. factories rose a more-than-expected 1.5% in Nov., despite the credit crunch and housing downturn. Orders for nondurable goods, such as food, textiles, paper and chemicals, jumped 3%, their biggest gain since March '05. Orders for durable goods were revised down to -0.1% from the initial reading of 0.1%. That's bad news for the manufacturing sector, but the strong "soft goods" orders signals continued consumer demand.