Dow turns up slightly, led by gains in banks
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Stocks cut losses, with the Dow turning slightly higher on Wednesday, led by the gains in banks as investors were forced to buy shares of companies they had made bets against.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday,  boosted by financial stocks after several banks, including Bank  of America Corp. BAC.N, posted higher fourth-quarter profits.
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World markets saw modest gains in light pre-holiday trading yesterday, fueled by Wall Street&#39;s strong rally over the past week.
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Stocks rose slightly on Thursday as  inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not stray  from its course of measured interest rate hikes encouraged  investors.
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NEW YORK Stocks rose slightly on Friday as a rise in consumer confidence was offset by an unexpected jump in US producer prices, spurring inflation concerns.
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World markets saw modest gains in light pre-holiday trading yesterday, fueled by Wall Street's strong rally over the past week.
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The Dow was up slightly but broader indicators dropped as investors awaited results from the Fedâs credit auction and digested Morgan Stanleyâs earnings report.
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The blue-chip Dow average ended  slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also  gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from  energy names attractive.
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US stocks enjoyed a modest rebound on Monday, led by energy and technology companies, helping offset worries about the threat of new turmoil in credit markets.
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Stocks rose modestly Wednesday but concerns over Wall Streetâs bet on subprime loans have not gone away.
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Blue-chip and tech stocks ended  slightly higher on Monday as investors paused after last week's  election rally and braced for U.S. interest-rate hikes that  threaten to raise companies' costs.
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British blue chips ended modestly higher after an up-and-down session, with Wall Street putting in a fairly volatile performance.
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NEW YORK - The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly lower, while the tech-driven Nasdaq inched higher on Tuesday as investors waited for hints from the Federal Reserve about the pace of interest-rate increases on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains that followed news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly after the open on Wednesday on news computer maker Dell Inc.  reported better-than-expected preliminary earnings, boosting technology shares.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Thursday as lower crude oil prices offset the impact of  China's first rate increase in nine years.
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Stock futures rose slightly on Thursday, lifted by takeover news before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.