Wall St seen flat, Home Depot offsets M&A
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U.S. stock futures indicated a flat to slightly lower open on Tuesday as disappointing results from Home Depot Inc.  overshadowed news of major deals, including Sirius Satellite Radio's  plan to buy rival XM Satellite Radio  for $4.6 billion.
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U.S. stocks were largely flat on   Friday after data that boosted optimism about corporate profits   and consumer spending offset declines in Texas Instruments   TXN.N following a downgrade of the stock.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open flat on  Monday, with high oil prices expected to take center stage amid  light trading volume on the Columbus Day holiday.
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Stock indexes were little changed on Monday with renewed worries about the subprime mortgage market offsetting optimism about corporate takeovers.
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Stocks were near flat on Monday, paring losses as strength in the technology sector offset declines in bank shares tied to fears of bigger-than-expected loan losses.
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Wall Street futures were flat on Tuesday, as a lack of economic news led investors to focus on the falling price of oil and the falling dollar. Investors were also assessing the merits of IBM's planned sale of its personal computer division to Lenovo, the Chinese computer group, for &#36;1.75bn.
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Wall Street is seen opening little  changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may  dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a  hurricane struck Florida on Friday.
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Stocks were set for a flat open on  Wednesday, dampened by another rise in oil prices, but  a deal  between wireless carriers Sprint Corp. FON.N and Nextel  Communications Inc. NXTL.O worth about $35 billion boosted  Wall Street hopes for more mergers.
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U.S. stock futures trimmed gains,  pointing to a flat open for stocks on Monday, after Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N lowered its August sales forecast as  back-to-school demand failed to meet expectations.
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Stocks were little changed on Monday as lingering worries about the subprime mortgage market offset optimism about corporate takeovers.
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U.S. stocks index futures pointed to a flat market open on Monday as a brokerage downgrade of Apple Computer Inc.  offset the positive impact of an acquisition and a possible deal.
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Wall Street was set for a flat start on  Thursday but stellar results from Apple Computer AAPL.O will  underpin the technology sector ahead of earnings from network  computer maker Sun Microsystems SUNW.O.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed concerns about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains racked up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen flat to slightly lower at the open Monday as investors grapple with Friday's disappointing jobs report...
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday, held back by lingering concerns about growth and investors' appetite for risk in a choppy market.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to  open flat to slightly lower on Tuesday, with investors eyeing  results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc  and Hewlett-Packard Co   for cues after a long weekend.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday, indicating a flat start on Wall Street after two days of record closes on the Dow.