Dow, S&P 500 gain on rate hope
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, keeping Nasdaq trade flat.
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Stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the Dow at an all-time intraday high and the Nasdaq up 1 percent as weaker-than-expected services data calmed interest-rate and inflation worries.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve's bold rate cut would help prevent the economy from slowing further and boost profits.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred a rally in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.
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The Dow Jones industrials rose while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded off its lows on Thursday after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations that Fed policy-makers will make further interest rate cuts.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a report showing an unexpectedly robust services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would withstand fallout from a slowing housing market.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected data on the services sector boosted optimism about U.S. economic growth and profits.
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U.S. stocks rose, with the Nasdaq turning positive, on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and cited a pickup in economic growth but did not seem to signal a shift in monetary policy for now.
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Stocks rose soundly on Friday, capping a week of gains for Wall Street, as investors drew confidence from strong results at Oracle and a continued sense that lower interest rates should help the economy.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst tumble since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 extended gains in late trading on Wednesday, taking the Dow up more than 1 percent, as investors bought financial shares and some optimism returned to the market a day after the Fed's emergency interest-rate cut.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, giving  the Dow its best day in four months as battered insurers rose  on confidence a government probe of the industry would end  quickly.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Standard & Poor's 500 index hitting a five-year high on   strong profit reports and optimism before the Federal Reserve's   interest rate decision.
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US stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reassured by indicating that further interest-rate rises were likely to remain at a &quot;measured&quot; pace, as it increased rates by a quarter point.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after  two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was  held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply  in the same month.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as  investors bet the Federal Reserve will stick to its course of  "measured" interest-rate increases later in the day, while two  top Wall Street investment banks reported higher quarterly  profits.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the  Federal Reserve increased interest rates for a third time this  year and said the economy had "regained some traction,"  matching market expectations.