Dow Up 22, Nasdaq Gains 9 on GDP Reading
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NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks modestly higher Friday, embracing a sluggish gross domestic product reading that was nonetheless better than expected, hoping that falling oil prices would help spur the economy. The major indexes all finished the week higher...
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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 - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, a disappointing reading on worker productivity and a surge in oil prices.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 16.90, or 0.2 percent, at 10,185.36...
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The Dow Jones industrial average surged to a new record on Tuesday, broke it on Wednesday and edged even higher on Thursday.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, after government leaders agreed on a plan for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and a healthy outlook from cell- phone chip maker Qualcomm helped drive the Nasdaq up sharply.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to an all-time high for the second day in a row and driving the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector calmed inflation fears and added to hopes the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction, and Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares. The Dow Jones industrials gained 100 points in morning trading...
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The Nasdaq composite index rose on Thursday following a reassuring profit and outlook report from Oracle Corp  that lifted the technology sector, but the broad market was little changed as troubles at a major bond insurer weighed down the financial sector.
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U.S. stocks rose, with the Nasdaq turning positive, on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and cited a pickup in economic growth but did not seem to signal a shift in monetary policy for now.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting an all-time intraday high, after a weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. services sector eased concerns about inflation and an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks gained in volatile trading on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, boosted by a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and earnings that sparked some optimism about corporate profits.
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sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher yesterday.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after data showed new home sales increased more than economists had expected last month, boosting optimism about economic growth and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK - Stocks rebounded Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising solidly above 10,000 as investors, less anxious about volatile energy prices, focused instead on good corporate news.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by an upbeat earnings outlook and favorable news in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, while economic data eased worries about a possible recession.
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Wall Street rebounded Tuesday on a recovery in world markets. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 150 points.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising back above 10,000, as investors shrugged off volatile energy prices and a downbeat consumer confidence reading, focusing instead on good corporate news.    Light crude for November delivery surged above the psychologically important $50 milestone early in the session, but backed off that record high after Saudi Arabia indicated it would raise its output if necessary...