Update 3: ADM&#39;s Earnings Skyrocket; Stocks Soars
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Shares in agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. soared to a 6 1/2-year high Friday, fueled by a 77 percent increase in quarterly earnings.
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U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, driving the Dow up more than 100 points and propelling it to an all-time high for the second day as positive momentum brought buyers into the market.
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THE share market reached a record high today, despite a negative lead from the US where markets fell overnight. At 1030 AEST, the benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index was trading at 3595.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks rallied sharply Wednesday for the second consecutive session.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average jumped 2.5 percent by mid-afternoon on Monday as semiconductor-related stocks such as Advantest Corp. mirrored a rally by their US peers while banks and brokerages extended last week&#39;s gains.
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Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining said profit surged in the fourth quarter as the price of bullion jumped.
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Stocks advanced sharply in early trading, with Wall Street encouraged by strong earnings from Microsoft and an optimistic outlook from Countrywide Financial.
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On a busy day for corporate earnings, European equity markets moved higher by mid-morning on Wednesday, helped by strength in the support services and software sectors and overnight gains on Wall Street and in Asia.
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Heavily-weighted resource stocks, financials and pharmaceuticals led a powerful rally for European equity markets yesterday.
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record closing high on strong earnings from a range of companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Companies and an improving outlook for both the U.S. economy and corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Nasdaq rallying more than 1 percent, after solid earnings   reports from software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O and   investment bank Morgan Stanley. MS.N
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Profits at mining group Xstrata more than double, boosted by acquisitions and rising metals prices.
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Whole Foods Markets Inc.&#39;s earnings surged in the latest quarter from a year earlier, due to new stores, higher margins and healthy sales growth.
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Asian shares jumped to multi-month  highs on Monday on a rally in semiconductor-related issues,  including Japan's Advantest Corp., and European stocks were set  to rise after a rally in U.S. markets.
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US stocks rose as optimism about third-quarter earnings reports overshadowed record oil prices. Alcoa Inc., which is scheduled to announce results tomorrow, led gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.
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Dow Chemical Co.&#39;s third-quarter earnings soared 86 percent to beat Wall Street forecasts, thanks largely to its ability to boost prices at a faster rate than the surging costs it paid for energy and other feedstock material.