Dow up on Honeywell, but credit plan doubts linger
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose on Thursday after economic bellwether Honeywell International raised its profit forecast, offsetting doubts about whether a global plan to thaw credit markets could work.
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Blue-chip and tech stocks ended  slightly higher on Monday as investors paused after last week's  election rally and braced for U.S. interest-rate hikes that  threaten to raise companies' costs.
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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 13.42, or 0.1 percent, at 10,218.31...
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Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America  is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  sent financial stocks higher.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday,  helped by better-than-expected earnings from Google Inc.  GOOG.O and Boeing Co. BA.N, but some investors were  cautious ahead of remarks from the Federal Reserve that would  signal the pace of future interest rate hikes.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing the Dow past 14,000 for the first time, helped by an upgrade of American Express, but the S&P 500 index was little changed on subprime worries and falling oil stocks.
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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 7.52, or 0.1 percent, at 10,212.41...
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.
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Stocks advanced on Monday, briefly sending the Dow industrial average up 1 percent, as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve would cut rates further this week to ease fears of a recession.
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U.S. stocks were steady to slightly higher on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plans for a $22.5 billion share repurchase rekindled optimism about valuations and tempered concerns about higher interest rates.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, keeping Nasdaq trade flat.
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Stocks extended gains on Monday after a report showed U.S. manufacturing growth accelerated in June even as price pressures eased.
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Stocks were up on Friday after stronger-than-expected new home sales in July and another report showing a rise in factory orders for big-ticket items.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan, while a strong consumer sentiment report offset worries about the economy.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability, fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after  a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability,  fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the  prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after higher-than-expected earnings from farm equipment maker Deere & Co.  and others, but traders were cautious before congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.