Stocks Up Despite Consumer Confidence News
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NEW YORK - A late-session buying spurt gave stocks a moderate lift Tuesday as investors managed to overcome their disappointment over troubling readings on consumer confidence and manufacturing. But with volume extremely light, analysts said it was difficult to place any real significance on the upturn...
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Wall Street resumed its year-end rally today, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
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The stock market rose for the week as upbeat economic news offset concerns about inflation and interest rates.
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Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday, pushing the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted ahead of a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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U.S. stocks rose further in late afternoon trade on Friday, sending major indexes up more than 1 percent, as investors bet that the market may be finding its feet after weeks of turmoil, while surprisingly strong data eased concerns about the economy.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after   stronger-than-expected September consumer confidence data   boosted optimism about spending and profits.
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Stocks rose after a measure of consumer confidence climbed to the highest since July, bolstering retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and reviving a rally that has lifted benchmark indexes to three-year highs.
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Stocks rose slightly on Friday after an economic report showed a resilient job market, but investors remained cautious amid growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market.
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U.S. stocks resumed their rally on  Tuesday and shot to fresh year highs, as sharply stronger  consumer confidence data cheered investors and boosted shares  of retailers, while Internet stocks gained after a brokerage's  upgrade of Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as a government report of a larger-than-expected rise in  producer prices offset news of an improvement in consumer  sentiment in early December.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after data showed consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November, boosting optimism that economic growth is neither too fast nor too slow.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate earnings and positive consumer  confidence data lifted the mood on Wall Street a day after  major indexes hit November lows.
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A report on consumer confidence due this morning may yet have an impact on market direction, but in early trading stocks are moving higher.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Technology shares, however, fell on a disappointing report from Juniper Networks Inc...
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising back above 10,000, as investors shrugged off volatile energy prices and a downbeat consumer confidence reading, focusing instead on good corporate news.    Light crude for November delivery surged above the psychologically important $50 milestone early in the session, but backed off that record high after Saudi Arabia indicated it would raise its output if necessary...
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Stocks rose for a third straight day on Friday after tame consumer price data put aside inflation fears, while an upgrade of bellwether Intel helped fuel gains in the tech sector.