Market gains on defensive plays, tech bounce
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic downturn after Goldman Sachs forecast a U.S. recession in 2008.
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U.S. technology stocks gained on  Thursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,  but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 per  barrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
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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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Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after IBM reported higher-than-expected preliminary financial results, lifting the technology sector.
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Stocks rose on Monday on a tech-led rally, recovering some of Friday's steep losses, as Intel Corp  raised its outlook and Apple Inc  sold the one-millionth iPhone.
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Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after IBM  reported higher-than-expected preliminary quarterly earnings, spurring a broader rally in technology shares.
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NEW YORK - US technology stocks rose late Thursday afternoon (NY time), led by semiconductor shares, while blue-chip stocks were slightly lower.
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Stocks gained on Tuesday, as improving outlooks from technology companies boosted the sector while soothing concern about economic growth and financial shares climbed on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
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Stocks rose around 1 percent on Friday, lifted by strong results in the technology sector from Research in Motion that sent shares of the BlackBerry maker surging.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, helped by   gains in semiconductors and technology shares such as Apple   Computer Inc. AAPL.O, and by a smaller-than-expected drop in   August existing home sales.
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Technology stocks climbed near a  2-month high on Monday, as investors seeing value in a battered  group bought software and semiconductor shares, while higher  crude oil prices limited blue-chip gains.
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Technology shares edged higher on   Monday, but the broader market was largely unchanged, with   gains in tech bellwethers such as Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O   offsetting a sell-off in mining and energy stocks as commodity   prices slid.
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U.S. stocks got off to an upbeat start 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 rebounded on Wednesday, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising more than 2 percent, led by technology companies as investors snapped up beaten down shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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Stocks jumped on Wednesday, as lower bond yields triggered a rebound in utilities and other shares sensitive to interest rates, while signs of strength in the economy reassured investors.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the Nasdaq to its best day in more than a year, as investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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Wall Street rallied on Thursday, led by technology stocks, as IBM, a bellwether for the sector set a bullish earnings tone.