US Blue Chips Rise; United Tech, 3M Up
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U.S. blue chips edged higher on Monday  helped by gains in economically sensitive stocks such as United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N and 3M co. MMM.N as oil prices  fell more than $1 a barrel.
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Technology stocks rose on Monday as  semiconductor companies returned to favor on Wall Street, led  by Intel Corp.INTC.O, and helped lift major indexes.
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US blue-chip stocks ended higher on Friday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors showed caution before next week&#39;s presidential election.
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Stocks climbed on Friday, with gains  on all three major indexes topping 1 percent, as strong results  from Research in Motion lifted the technology sector while a  report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank  boosted financial stocks.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 up more than 1 percent as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and other energy companies advanced on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose slightly on  Monday as high oil prices boosted energy shares and some  investors bought stocks that have been beaten down so far this  year.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as  retail shares like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a lift from  better-than-expected January retail sales data, while  technology shares received a boost from a 3.6 percent rise in  Apple Computer.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, led by technology shares, which gained on a bet that business spending will support the sector's profits even as the housing slump hampers growth in other parts of the economy.
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US technology stocks gained on Thursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast, but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 per barrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks looked to open higher on  Wednesday, as McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said  third-quarter  earnings rose sharply, while quarterly reports from Intel Corp.  INTC.O and Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O pleased Wall Street and lifted  technology shares.
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US stocks opened sharply higher on Monday, with technology stocks rising after Nokia&#39;s (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) chief executive voiced confidence in the mobile phone market and JP Morgan raised profit estimates for Intel
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U.S. technology stocks gained on  Thursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,  but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 per  barrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
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U.S. blue chips were higher today, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel mark.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth, while shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and telecoms advanced on expectations of solid profits.
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U.S. blue chip stocks rose on  Wednesday, helped by drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N, but  technology stocks were weaker as results from tech bellwether  Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O disappointed Wall Street.
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NEW YORK - US technology stocks rose late Thursday afternoon (NY time), led by semiconductor shares, while blue-chip stocks were slightly lower.