Nasdaq higher as tech stocks prosper
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Wall Street stocks were mixed in afternoon trading on Thursday as technology shares prospered but the broader market struggled for direction as it awaited further direction from the US Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Friday after strong results from Research (NASDAQ:RIMM) In Motion provided a boost to the technology sector and on reports that Merrill Lynch may get a multi-billion dollar capital infusion from Singapore.
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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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The stock market surged last week on robust earnings from technology companies.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after robust results from software maker Oracle Corp  brightened the outlook for technology, helping the Dow and S&P turn in their best weekly performance since March.
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Stocks appeared set to open higher on Wednesday, particularly on Nasdaq, after Cisco Systems Inc.'s  results and outlook exceeded forecasts and reassured investors on prospects for corporate earnings.
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The Nasdaq composite index rose on Thursday following a reassuring profit and outlook report from Oracle Corp  that lifted the technology sector, but the broad market was little changed as troubles at a major bond insurer weighed down the financial sector.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Stocks rose on Thursday after reassuring results from Oracle Corp  and a higher earnings outlook from Qualcomm Inc  helped to lift the technology sector.
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An Amazon-led tech rally helped the Nasdaq close higher while the Dow ended in the red.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the Nasdaq to its best day in more than a year, as investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday after economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction. Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares...
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U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up more than 1 percent, as investors hunted for bargains among large cap technology shares.
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U.S. technology stocks rose on Wednesday as Cisco Systems'profit and outlook reinforced optimism over earnings, while blue chips ended little changed as an oil price drop weighed on energy shares.
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Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong  quarterly results and upbeat outlook pushed up tech shares on  Wednesday, cheering investors who had beaten down the sector  after weak results from other tech heavyweights.
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Stocks climbed on Tuesday after favorable research reports on Apple Inc.  and Yahoo Inc  sparked a rally in technology shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high, after a strong profit and outlook from Cisco Systems Inc.  boosted optimism about corporate profits.