Dow boosted by Wal-Mart and M&A, Nasdaq dips
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U.S. blue chips inched up on Monday after Wal-Mart reported strong sales over the weekend, but gains were limited by Microsoft Corp.  as investors digested the latest economic data and corporate earnings.
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US stocks advanced again on Tuesday as some better-than-expected corporate earnings and a surprising jump in durable goods orders helped boost beaten-down sentiment on Wall Street.
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NEW YORK Stocks rose Monday as investors cheered a drop in oil prices but a disappointing sales forecast by Wal-Mart Stores stoked concerns about a slowing economy.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  retailers Kmart and Sears announced a $11.5 billion merger,  signaling corporate America's confidence in the economy, while  Hewlett-Packard's better-than-expected earnings helped boost  tech shares with the hope of increased spending in the sector.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday after a report showing manufacturing was still expanding lifted shares of many large industrial companies, including General Electric Co. , and a big drop in oil prices added to buying momentum.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and other retail stocks rose  following better-than-expected January spending data, while  tech shares were buoyed by Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O.
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U.S. stocks were little changed, overcoming earlier losses, on Thursday as higher energy shares offset a disappointing outlook by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s and a surprise drop in Midwest business activity.
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NEW YORK : US stocks surged higher as Wall Street cheered Kmart&#39;s 11 billion dollar merger with Sears, although a spike in oil prices capped the gains.
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U.S. stocks moved higher late on  Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped,  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy  Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a  healthy pace last month.
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Stocks surged on Thursday, lifting the Dow to a record, as stronger-than-expected retail sales and takeover speculation fueled optimism about the economy.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday after Wal-Mart Stores , the world's largest retailer, said September same-store sales came in at the low end of a forecast.
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Stocks jumped on Wednesday on news of  a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears,  better-than-expected earnings from computer maker  Hewlett-Packard and government data showing a moderate rise in  a key U.S. inflation measure.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street Monday, sending stocks sharply higher. The Dow climbed more than 110 points in morning trading...
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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 jumped on Thursday, driving both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes up more than 1 percent as stocks rebounded, led by gains in financial services companies and retailers.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,  helped by companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and  Costco Wholesale Corp.COST.O  as a slew of retailers reported  holiday sales data, although weekly jobless data caused some  concern.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, sending the Dow up 1 percent to a record after retailers posted upbeat monthly sales figures and outlooks, boosting optimism about consumer spending.