Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook
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Soaring crude prices plus worries  about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to  hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the  summer doldrums.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as oil prices fell and investors braced for economic data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that could shed light on the interest-rate outlook.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open as investors count the cost of oil's latest push north and await OPEC meeting outcome in Vienna...
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U.S. stocks appeared set for a modest  rebound at the open on Thursday, as oil prices retreated a day  after spiking to more than $48 a barrel, a rise that fueled a  sharp slide in stocks on concern that energy prices would hurt  corporate profits and consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Thursday, as investors were cautious about making large bets  before Friday's jobs report and energy stocks limited advances  as oil continued its slide.
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WASHINGTON: Global finance chiefs may admit this week that soaring oil prices are a cloud on a generally sunny world economic horizon but they will likely dismiss any chance they could drown growth.
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U.S. stocks looked set for little  change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions  were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible  effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a  worry for investors.
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Singapore - Oil futures clung to a narrow range yesterday as the market braced for an expected Arctic blast in the US that could drive up heating oil prices, while traders fretted over potential supply disruptions in Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iraq.
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NEW YORK - Stocks clung to a slim advance Wednesday despite a new record high for oil as investors sifted through profit warnings and awaited the government's jobs creation report at the end of the week.    With rising energy costs threatening to dent consumer spending and corporate profits in the period ahead, oil and jobs have competed for the attention of traders on Wall Street...
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Investors will watch for oil news from  Russia and Iraq this week, but skepticism that crude prices  will stay sky-high is growing and a break in the energy market  would fuel a rally in the U.S. stock market.
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NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks modestly higher Friday, embracing a sluggish gross domestic product reading that was nonetheless better than expected, hoping that falling oil prices would help spur the economy. The major indexes all finished the week higher...
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  market open  on Thursday on volatile oil prices and as     investors awaited a key economic report and comments from the  Federal Reserve Bank chairman on Friday.
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NEW YORK - A surge in oil prices and a disappointing report on retail sales prompted investors to cash in some profits Tuesday, keeping stocks narrowly mixed.    With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day, renewing investors' fears of a further drop-off in consumer spending due to higher gasoline prices...
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks regaining ground after falling earlier in the session.    While oil prices topped $55 per barrel in pre-market trading, the latest production report from OPEC - showing oil production at 25-year highs - deflated futures trading substantially...
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US stocks looked set for little change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a worry for investors.
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Investors appear to be in a cautious mood ahead of key crude oil inventory data due this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 4 points in today&#39;s early going.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stock futures are pointing to a mixed open Wednesday as the positive impact of a report showing stronger-than-expected second-quarter growth in the US economy was offset by concern oil could surge above $50 a barrel on inventory