US stocks end higher as crude oil prices continue decline
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Wall Street stocks traded higher Wednesday as crude oil prices, reaching above 49 dollars per barrel last week, plunged for a fourth straight session.
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Stocks edged higher Friday as another drop in oil prices helped Wall Street withstand the effects of a disappointing jobs creation report.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as better-than-expected earnings from Lehman Brothers Holdings  Inc. LEH.N provided a lift, even as crude oil prices rose to  a 2-week high and sparked worry about high energy costs.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as  Internet and semiconductor companies led technology shares  higher and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    Oil prices, which approached record high levels this week, fell modestly on the New York Mercantile Exchange, giving investors hope that crude would retreat further, easing pressure on consumers and businesses...
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat, pushing the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, boosted by gains from Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  and online marketplace EBay Inc. EBAY.O.
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US stocks drifted higher today, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
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U.S. blue chips recovered to end  higher on Friday as a drop in oil prices offset a profit  warning from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  AA.N, while a rise in  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O fueled a rally in technology stocks.
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U.S. stocks moved higher on Friday,  as oil prices edged down and PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O and  chip-related stocks boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its  highest level in more than two months.
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US stocks finished higher on Friday, as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil prices fell from their peak.
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U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday  after a drop in oil prices eased worries about corporate  profits, although disappointing earnings from diversified  manufacturer 3M Co. MMM.N limited gains on the blue-chip Dow.
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U.S. stocks finished marginally higher  on Thursday after a drop in crude oil prices to near $50 a  barrel was offset by China's first rate increase in nine years,  which triggered a sell-off in metals and mining stocks.
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Leading shares closed higher, tracking Wall Street's ascent as concerns over oil supplies waned on reports that the stand-off in Najaf, Iraq may nearing a resolution, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed higher after a late afternoon rally in response to an uptick in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) as crude prices slipped back in New York.
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U.S. stocks were higher on Wednesday  even as crude oil prices touched a record at over $52 per  barrel, which helped boost energy shares.
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Stocks ended slightly higher on Friday but stayed near lows for the year as oil prices surged past &#36;46 a barrel, offsetting a positive outlook from computer maker Dell Inc.
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New York - US stocks edged higher on Friday. Oil prices fell below $43 a barrel, helping Wall Street withstand a disappointing jobs creation report.