Dow off, S&P eyes up week after jobs and profits
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U.S. blue-chip stocks declined slightly, while the broader market was flat on Friday as healthy but moderate job growth signaled to investors that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady, while this week's strong rally caused some to take profits.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after robust results from software maker Oracle Corp  brightened the outlook for technology and helped the Dow and S&P 500 post their best weekly performance since March.
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.
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Stocks inched higher on Friday as news of weaker-than-expected January job creation bolstered expectations for steady U.S. interest rates.
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U.S. stocks extended their  post-election rally for a third session on Friday, with the Dow  striking a four-month high after a government report showed  strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic  recovery is taking hold.
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U.S. stocks moved higher late on  Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped,  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy  Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a  healthy pace last month.
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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 climbed on Thursday after a government report showed an unexpected fall in weekly unemployment claims last week, reflecting strength in the job market, and crude oil prices fell.
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Stocks gained on Friday after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a strong jobs report reassured investors about the economy.
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U.S. stocks could be in for another  wild week, when the July jobs data and other economic reports  may help determine the interest-rate outlook.
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U.S. stocks ended higher for a second  session in a row on Wednesday, lifted by  better-than-expected  earnings from companies including Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and a drop in crude oil prices.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as investors bet signs of strength in the economy meant companies will beat profit forecasts as the second-quarter earnings season kicks off.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen chalking up small gains at the open Thursday following Wednesday's pullback but the release of August's CPI data and weekly jobless claims could ultimately decide direction...
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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Wall Street stocks enjoyed their best week in more than a month as investors put aside worries about risky credit market investments, a slowdown in the economy and some mixed corporate earnings.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Monday in light Columbus Day trading as investors awaited the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports, hopeful the news would override worries about record oil prices and a sputtering recovery.    With no major economic or earnings data to drive the market, investors appeared to be betting that the quarterly reporting season might divert attention from Friday's disappointing employment report...
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U.S. share markets are expected to open firmer on Friday, rebounding from multi-week lows ahead of the holiday weekend and next week's earnings deluge.