Stocks Rise Ahead of Consumer Report
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A report on consumer confidence due this morning may yet have an impact on market direction, but in early trading stocks are moving higher.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Tuesday   after news of a stronger-than-expected jump in consumer   confidence raised investors' hopes for higher retail spending   and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive comments on oil prices also encouraged investors...
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U.S. stocks advanced at the start of trading Wednesday as investors appeared to cheer a report showing better-than-expected productivity.
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Stocks rose on Thursday and the Dow climbed to an intraday record after major retailers issued reassuring monthly sales figures and outlooks, a sign consumer spending will continue to support economic growth.
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Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday, pushing the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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Stocks rose on Friday after government data showed consumer prices, excluding food and energy, grew less than expected in May, underscoring optimism about continued economic growth while inflation moderates.
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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.
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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 7.52, or 0.1 percent, at 10,212.41...
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U.S. stocks rose  on Wednesday as oil prices stayed below &#36;50 a barrel ahead of weekly crude inventory figures and U.S. consumer sentiment improved slightly in November.
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Stocks opened higher on Friday after   news that U.S. consumer prices rose in line with market   expectations in August and Adobe Systems Inc. ADBE.O reported   a stronger-than-expected profit.
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US STOCKS rose on Friday after a government report showed better-than-expected retail sales and United States Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggested that record oil prices would not slow economic growth.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, lifting the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism about profit growth and as bond yields retreated from five-year highs.
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U.S. stocks jumped higher  on Tuesday  as better-than-expected corporate earnings from companies like  Johnson & Johnson and DuPont and positive consumer confidence  data lifted the mood on Wall Street.
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Stocks rose sharply in early trading higher Thursday as investors gleaned positive consumer spending trends from retailers' June sales reports. A new bid for aluminum maker Alcan Inc. added to the market's upbeat mood.
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Wall Street resumed its year- end rally yesterday, bolstered by a report that showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.