Stocks end up in shortened session
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Stocks ended higher in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, helped by news that Apple Inc.  could see higher-than-expected profit margins from its iPhone and data showing a rise in factory orders.
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Stocks ended mixed yesterday after yields on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly reached 5 percent and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserveâs first interest rate meeting of the year.
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Stocks rose slightly on Friday,  boosted by computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, but gains were  small as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday's rally.
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Wall Street advanced in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by the latest takeover news and stronger-than-expected manufacturing data.
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Investors tried to determine whether a lackluster week presaged a departure from the marketâs months-long run-up or merely a temporary pause.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, as relatively  cheap valuations tempted investors back to Wall Street after a  three-day losing streak that had pushed Nasdaq into an official  bear market.
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Wall Street was poised to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing  sectors.
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U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday, as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N helped extend the previous session's rally.
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Stocks extended their rally with modest gains Wednesday, as Wall Street overlooked climbing oil prices to focus on strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint&#39;s $35 billion deal for Nextel Communications.
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New York (CBS.MW) - Canadian stocks put in a mixed performance by midday, with the major indexes little changed on the session. Free!
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Wall Street was set to start a shortened session higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest merger and acquisition news and before data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wall Street drifted to a slightly higher finish Tuesday, as investors shied away from taking new positions in a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite the market's languid tone, Google surpassed $500 for the first time.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks rallied sharply Wednesday for the second consecutive session.
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US markets ended a holiday-shortened week yesterday with Wall Street stocks up for a third consecutive day, on light trading amid mixed economic news.
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose almost half a percentage point in a shortened final trading day of 2004 on Friday with selective, last-minute buying capping off a generally strong year.
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London equities extended their gains by midday, as fears of an economic recession in the US eased and investors&#39; confidence returned to financial and resource stocks.
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Stocks rose in volatile trading on Wednesday as investors took advantage of cheap prices a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001, but worries about weak economic data limited gains.