Stocks Rise on Drop in Oil, Fed Comments
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off of the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...
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Stocks rose on Monday on hopes the Federal Reserve would keep slashing interest rates to prevent the housing slump from tipping the economy into a recession.
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U.S. stocks recovered from early  losses to nudge higher on Thursday as another slip in oil  prices offset a decision by China's central bank to raise  interest rates.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the  Federal Reserve increased interest rates for a third time this  year and said the economy had "regained some traction,"  matching market expectations.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose, while the Nasdaq pared most of its early losses, on Tuesday as higher oil prices lifted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors said higher-than-expected inflation data was not necessarily going to lead to higher interest rates.
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The Dow Jones industrials rose while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded off its lows on Thursday after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations that Fed policy-makers will make further interest rate cuts.
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U.S. stocks shot higher on Wednesday  as oil prices tumbled by more than $3 a barrel, easing worries  about the impact high energy costs have on corporate profits  and consumer spending.
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US stocks gained this week as a plunge in oil prices allayed concern that higher fuel costs will slow earnings and economic growth.
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A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a modest relief rally yesterday, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production had soared during the month of September.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, extending  Friday's rally, as oil prices inched down.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding   from two days of losses, as a sharp drop in oil prices and   reassuring comments from a Fed official about inflation   outweighed further signs of weakness in housing.
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Stocks rose after the open on Monday as positive broker comments on shares of General Motors Corp.  and falling oil prices fueled a rebound from Friday's sharp losses.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as oil prices eased a little and Friday's start-of-quarter buying spree continued into the new week.
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US stocks rose after crude oil prices extended their decline to a fourth day, easing concern that higher energy prices will hinder economic growth.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as gains  in insurance stocks and an easing of oil prices overshadowed a  fall in consumer confidence to a 7-month low.
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U.S. stocks dropped on Friday as  investors were jolted by a jump in oil prices and comments by  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a blunt  reminder that interest rates were bound to go up and warned the  appetite for U.S. assets would eventually dwindle.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as   investors believe the drop in crude oil prices will help   bolster consumer spending and underpin strength in corporate   profits.