Dow soars to all-time high as oil price drops
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The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate spending and lift profits even as the economy slows.
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The Dow Jones industrial average  finished at a record high on Tuesday, as a rise in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors thought a jump in an inflation gauge would not necessarily lead to increasing interest rates.
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Oil prices hit a fresh intraday record high Wednesday, passing $80 a barrel for the first time ever, after the government said supplies of crude oil fell far more than expected.
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The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poorâs 500-stock index on Friday both reached all-time closing highs.
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TORONTO - Crude oil prices hit an all-time high Tuesday, pushing past the psychological barrier of $50 US per barrel during Asian trading.
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Oil's record-breaking rally took U.S.  crude over $52 a barrel on Wednesday, a new all-time high,  fueled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter  inventories.
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NEW YORK - A fresh surge in oil prices set a new trading record and threatened to push past $50 per barrel Monday, unnerving investors and sending stocks lower.    After setting a new all-time record settlement price of $48.88 on Friday, oil continued its march higher on Monday, creating new worries on Wall Street that the slowdown in profits and the economic recovery would extend through the end of the year due to high energy costs...
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose to its highest level ever Tuesday afternoon, taking out the record trading high hit in January 2000 before stepping back a little, as investors scooped up a variety of shares amid slumping oil prices.
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U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday with the Dow back above 10,000 after oil prices fell almost 5 percent, alleviating worry that high energy costs will eat into corporate profits and consumers' wallets.
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Stocks rose Wednesday afternoon, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average within a whisper of its record closing high, before the world's most widely watched stock market gauge pulled back.
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Oil prices roared to fresh record highs  on Thursday as the U.S. government reported another fall in  heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.
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U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday as oil  prices, which have held investor enthusiasm for stocks in check  for months, fell sharply after a higher-than-expected crude  build last week.
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Global stocks hit their highest level  in nearly four years on Thursday, boosted by a 3 percent drop  in oil prices and a rise in U.S. stocks to multi-year peaks,  though most Asian share markets were trapped in narrow ranges.
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The Dow industrials climbed to an all-time high on Friday after government data showed consumer prices held steady last month, reassuring investors that the economy is maintaining growth with inflation under control.
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The Dow Jones hits a record high in intraday trading - its highest level for six years - as oil prices continue to slide.
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Stocks surged Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing at an all-time high and the S&P 500 finishing at its 2006 peak, as investors cheered strong earnings news from the banking sector, a drop in jobless claims and a rebound in the tech sector.
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The Dow Jones industrial average finished at an all-time closing high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate consumer spending and lift corporate profits even as the economy slows.