Wall Street gains with IBM, GE
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Stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow industrials advancing 1 percent, helped by a higher-than-expected profit forecast from IBM  and earnings from General Electric Co  that met Wall Street expectations.
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Technology stocks rose on Wednesday after computer maker Dell Inc.  posted strong earnings, but blue-chip stocks slipped as falling oil prices hit energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cut his stake in General Motors Corp.
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Stocks opened higher on Friday as a higher-than-expected profit forecast from IBM and earnings from General Electric Co buoyed investor sentiment, a day after a sharp sell-off.
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Major indexes rose with light volume. After Tuesday's sell-off investors found value.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday,  boosted by financial stocks after several banks, including Bank  of America Corp. BAC.N, posted higher fourth-quarter profits.
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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 climbed on Friday, with gains on all three major indexes topping 1 percent, as strong results from Research in Motion lifted the technology sector while a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank boosted financial stocks.
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Shares of IBM IBM.N gained 4 percent  on Tuesday after the world's largest computer company posted  third-quarter results that marked a recovery from a weak  second-quarter performance, Wall Street commentators said.
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U.S. technology stocks climbed on Wednesday, helped by a strong earnings report from personal computer maker Dell Inc. , but the Dow closed just slightly higher as financier Kirk Kerkorian cut his stake in General Motors Corp.
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Stocks jumped on Thursday, boosted by a brokerage recommendation of General Motors Corp.  and news of a 50 percent dividend increase from McDonald's Corp. .
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday as large-cap companies such as IBM  and Honeywell International Inc.  reported earnings that beat forecasts, shifting investors' focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime credit worries.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Tuesday as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) prepared to appoint new chief executives and after soaring commodity prices boosted stocks in the energy and mining sectors.
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Stock index futures rose sharply on Monday, signaling Wall Street will rebound from last week's losses, after IBM  reported higher-than-expected preliminary financial results, lifting the technology sector.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes more than 1 percent higher, as Wall Street joined Asian and European markets in a rebound after the recent global sell-off.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, after data suggested a stronger-than-expected jobs market and an upgrade of General Motors Corp.  sent the auto maker's shares higher.
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U.S. blue chips moved higher  on  Thursday, getting a lift from Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N  following its acquisition of medical device maker Guidant Corp.  GDT.N, but broader market gains were capped after investment  bank Goldman Sachs posted disappointing quarterly revenues.