Stocks end up in light trade
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher on Tuesday as investors were cautious about taking new positions before the Thanksgiving holiday, while shares of aircraft maker Boeing Co.  and Web search leader Google Inc.  soared to record highs.
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Stocks were trading higher on Thursday after several brokerage upgrades on microchip makers sent the semiconductor sector to a one-year high and a pair of indicators pointed to signs of growth in the economy.
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U.S. stocks gained on Monday as a spate of takeover deals reassured investors that companies were attractive purchases at current prices.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on  Monday as optimism about fourth-quarter earnings  provided a  lift, but a late-day wave of program, or computerized, trading  wiped out earlier gains.
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Stocks jumped on Friday, as strong results from Research in Motion boosted the technology sector while financial stocks rose on a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with  investors reassured by some retailers' sales figures, while a  rise in the dollar also bolstered stocks, helping to  offset  the impact of a $2 increase in crude oil prices.
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U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N, helped extend the  previous session's rally.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as a rebound in global equity markets helped boost financial shares and robust monthly sales from some retailers relieved worries about the economy's health.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Monday as investors bet on good earnings news as the  fourth-quarter reporting season kicks off, although a  late-afternoon wave of computerized trades wiped out part of  the session's gains.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday  as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
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Wall Street stocks were trading higher by mid-morning on Friday, boosted by better-than-expected new homes sales and durable goods orders last month.
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Stock prices are gaining some ground in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 23 points in today&#39;s early going.
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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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Stocks gained on Tuesday, led by advances in technology shares after positive broker comments on Apple Inc  and Yahoo Inc  and data pointing to strength in the economy.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 eking out closing records, as higher energy shares and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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U.S. stocks were slightly higher on  Tuesday as technology shares were helped by a jump in Internet  stocks, including Web auctioneer eBay Inc. EBAY.O, but higher  oil prices weighed on market sentiment.
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US stocks were higher on Thursday after some positive housing data surprised investors and an array of upbeat earnings helped to dispel concerns about the economy.