Microsoft and Countrywide drive stock rally
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Stocks rallied on Friday after Microsoft's upbeat outlook boosted the three major indexes and a profit forecast from lender Countrywide Financial buoyed the struggling financial sector.
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Wall Street threw a victory rally for President Bush today, driving up the entire market -- especially the stocks that investors believe will benefit from even more dominant Republican control of the federal government.
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US stocks powered higher Friday as a blockbuster Microsoft bid for Yahoo helped Wall Street shake off a shock report showing the first decline in jobs for the US economy in over four years.
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Stocks rallied on Friday 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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U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday  as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
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Stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc and optimism about an economic stimulus deal to avert a recession.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat and pushed the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, with tech shares lifted by Microsoft  Corp.MSFT.O and online marketplace eBay Inc.EBAY.O
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Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft easily beat Wall Street's forecasts for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday thanks to strong sales of Windows Vista, Office software and video games.
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Microsoft reported surprising strong quarterly sales and profit growth, well ahead of Wall Streetâs expectations, which sent its stock up 12 percent in after-hours trading.
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Stocks rallied on Monday, led by financial companies, after Merrill Lynch  took steps to shore up its balance sheet with plans to raise up to $6.2 billion and sell a lending unit.
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Stocks soared on Friday, as strong results from Research in Motion boosted the technology sector while financial stocks rose on a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat. Technology shares sped ahead, led  by Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and Intel Corp. INTC.O
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Stocks rallied following last week's solemn anniversary.
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U.S. stocks rose for a third straight day on Friday in a post-election rally after a government report showed strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic recovery is taking hold.
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Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials posting a triple-digit gain moments after the opening bell, as investors expressed relief following the election and what&#39;s widely believed to be a victory for President Bush.
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London stocks mounted a rally at the open on Tuesday, prompted by a late turnround on Wall Street, which helped drive gains across Asia.
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Stock index futures rose on Friday as strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped boost investor confidence.