Energy stocks, moderate core PPI boost indexes
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Stocks closed higher on Thursday as a 2 percent gain in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and other energy companies while data showing moderate inflation increased optimism about the economy.
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Stocks gained on Monday, as investors snapped up shares of energy and materials companies on a surge in global commodity prices.
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Oil companies' shares got a modest boost as crude oil prices touched a record $100 per barrel on Wednesday, but some analysts do not expect that to trigger a rally in energy's biggest names.
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Stocks were little changed on Wednesday as a jump in oil prices to near $80 a barrel boosted the energy sector, but weighed on airlines and other big oil consumers.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday, as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector, but lingering concerns about higher interest rates kept investors on edge.
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NEW YORK A large build in the nation&#39;s energy inventories has oil prices plunging. That, combined with increased consumer spending and good news on manufacturing, has stocks in rally mode.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as a 2 percent gain in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and other energy companies while data showing moderate inflation lifted optimism about the economy.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day on   Wednesday as beaten-down energy shares such as Exxon Mobil   Corp. XOM.N rebounded and financial stocks gained after   stronger-than-expected earnings from Lehman Brothers Holdings   Inc. LEH.N
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Stocks rose at the open on Tuesday, underpinned by gains in energy shares, such as Exxon Mobil , on higher oil prices.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Wednesday as a jump in crude oil prices pushed up energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , but investors were still on edge after last week's sharp sell-off.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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A drop in energy costs pulled U.S. consumer prices down last month, but core inflation moved up modestly and housing starts surged, according to data on Wednesday that bolstered expectations for a steady diet of interest-rate rises.
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Leading shares ended the session higher as a raft of positive broker comment and strength in energy stocks added to a positive start on Wall Street.
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NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks modestly higher Friday, embracing a sluggish gross domestic product reading that was nonetheless better than expected, hoping that falling oil prices would help spur the economy. The major indexes all finished the week higher...
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a strong jobs report outweighed a weaker-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment, while a jump in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.
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U.S. stocks rose modestly on Tuesday as energy shares advanced on higher oil prices and overshadowed a warning on inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.