Stocks Open Higher on Blockbuster News
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Stock prices are shooting higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today&#39;s early going. Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 4-3 lead over decliners.
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U.S. stocks opened a touch higher on  Thursday after data on unemployment claims offered a dose of  cheer for the job market, while investors drew comfort from a  fall in crude oil prices.
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US stocks opened slightly higher on Monday ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings. Oil prices climbed to new highs in London and New York.
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The Nikkei average opened 0.52 percent   higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street while Canon   Inc. 7751.T rose on a bullish newspaper report and a   brokerage upgrade.
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U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on  Monday ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings. Oil prices  climbed to new highs in London and New York.
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Tokyo stocks edged up at the opening on Thursday, cheered by a rise on Wall Street, although gains were limited as investors await a barrage of earnings reports from blue chips such as Sony Corp
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US stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through the $50 a barrel mark.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a higher start on Tuesday, as deal speculation for a number of companies greeted investors returning from the Memorial Day long weekend.
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Wall Street was poised for a higher open on Friday, lifted by positive news from the technology sector, including higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a stock buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top slot in a thin day for company events.
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Stocks rose at the open on Thursday  after a flurry of retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   Target Corp  and J.C. Penney Co. Inc.   released reassuring monthly sales figures and outlooks.
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Stocks rose on Friday amid heavy  trading on the first day of the quarter as PeopleSoft Inc.  PSFT.O and chip-related stocks boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq  to its highest level in more than two months.
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U.S. stock futures inched higher on Tuesday, pointing to a higher market open, after strong profits from Tyco International Ltd.  and other companies boosted optimism about company profits, and a jump in oil prices pushed up shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. .
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Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this week seemed likely, while data showing a higher-than-expected rise in orders of durable goods last month eased some economic worries.
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Shares of Hollywood Entertainment (HLYW:Nasdaq - news - research) were among the Nasdaq&#39;s winners Thursday, rising 11% after rival Blockbuster (BBI:NYSE - news - research) said that it would like to buy Hollywood Entertainment for about $700 million.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The stock market got off to a quick start on news of President George W. Bush&#39;s victory, with the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq on Wednesday morning both up by more than 1%.
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Stocks edged higher at the opening on   Tuesday, helped by a stronger-than-expected rise in same-store   sales at McDonald's Corp. MCD.N and unexpectedly good results   from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N.