Blue chips turn up as GM advances
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An advance in the shares of General Motors Corp. helped U.S. blue-chip stocks swing into positive territory in afternoon trade on Thursday after the automaker posted a stronger-than-expected rise in February sales.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. limited gains on the  Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax  income.
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A strong performance from the truckmaking sector helped European equity markets drive higher by late-morning on Tuesday while Getronics jumped sharply after the Dutch computer services company received a potential takeover approach.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday after General Motors Corp  reached a deal ending a strike and a report on durable goods orders added to expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again to spur growth.
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Stocks rose on Friday, with deal news and positive broker comments on companies such as Dow component General Motors Corp.  lending support.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing the Dow past 14,000 for the first time, helped by an upgrade of American Express, but the S&P 500 index was little changed on subprime worries and falling oil stocks.
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European shares moved higher on Monday, with DaimlerChrysler (NYSE:DCX) leading the carmakers after reports it was in talks with General Motors (NYSE:GM) and other potential suitors over the sale of its US Chrysler division.
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US blue chips rose on Thursday, led by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure by a warning from Applied Materials Inc.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- Stocks rose soundly Wednesday after word that some of the problems dogging big companies like General Motors and Bear Stearns were beginning to be sorted out.
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U.S. blue chips rose on Wednesday  after American International Group AIG.N hiked its dividend  and crude oil prices edged lower, but weakness in chip stocks  pressured technology shares.
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Stocks rose soundly yesterday after word that General Motors had a tentative contract agreement with the United Automobile Workers and that Bear Stearns might sell a share in the company.
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Blue-chip stocks added to losses on Wednesday, tracking a drop in the shares of General Motors Corp., which fell sharply after news a big investor was selling his stake in the company.
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General Motors Corp. , the  world&#039;s largest auto maker, said on Tuesday its sales in China  rose 47 percent in the first half of 2006, as it benefited from  a stronger-than-expected domestic market.
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U.S. blue chips gained  on Monday as a  drop in oil prices lifted cyclical stocks like 3M Co. MMM.N  and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N advanced after reporting a  pickup in the pace of some holiday sales.
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Sure, the UAW got back to work and Wall Street revved up GMâs stock. Now comes the carmakerâs real challenge: creating a car Americans will buy.
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Stock futures indicated a strong market  open on Monday, extending the previous week&#39;s gains, with  General Motors  in focus as the struggling automaker  faces the prospect of its first strike in almost a decade.
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The Nasdaq rose and the blue-chip Dow   edged up on Wednesday after a government report showed economic   growth, while slowing, remains fairly strong.