Stocks off slightly despite oil news
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A brokerage firm&#39;s negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pushed down tech shares yesterday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors&#39; relief over declining oil prices.
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Stocks barely moved on Monday as   investors avoided taking big positions ahead of inflation data   and a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates this week.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly mixed Tuesday as oil prices remained higher and Wall Street weighed a lackluster report on retail sales, but light volume showed that many investors remained on the sidelines.    With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day, but the possibility of an increase in output from OPEC took the edge off investors' concerns...
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Oil&#39;s advance wavered a little on Friday as the US government prepared to lend out some strategic crude stocks, but traders said the amounts were small and that supply worries remained.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen off a touch at the open Wednesday as the price of oil continues to plague investor sentiment...
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NEW YORK Stocks inched higher in quiet trading on Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy, and oil prices declined.
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Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday  ahead of an expected build in U.S. crude and product  inventories, but remained strong above $48 a barrel on colder  weather in the northern hemisphere.
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U.S. stocks barely budged on Wednesday  as a 2-week high in crude oil prices limited gains by  reigniting worry about energy costs eating into corporate  profits and consumer spending.
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TORONTO (CP) - US stock markets shrugged off mixed economic data to post slight gains Thursday, while the Toronto market slipped due to weakness in bank shares in the last full session before the Christmas break.
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Oil slipped below $75 on Wednesday but remained within sight of an all-time high ahead of U.S. data expected to show a further tightening of crude stocks in the world's top consumer.
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U.S. stocks looked to open slightly  higher on Tuesday, clawing back from Monday's losses, as oil  prices held below $42 a barrel and a quiet Wall Street awaited  December consumer confidence data for direction.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday's sharp rally, as another  slide in oil prices knocked shares of energy-related companies.
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Stocks fell slightly on Monday as a  retreat in crude prices from a record high was more than offset  by investors' caution about the U.S. presidential election and  a fall in the dollar.
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Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, adding to a near 2 percent sell off the previous day caused by a smaller-than-expected drop in U.S. heating fuel inventories.
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U.S. stocks were set to open slightly  firmer on Thursday as traders bet on reassuring data on the  economy, but stubbornly high crude prices and worry about  profit warnings could hold gains in check.
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U.S. stocks were still little changed  on Friday as investors looked for oil prices, flirting near the  $50-per-barrel mark, to lose some momentum.
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NEW YORK - Wall Street&#39;s pre-election jitters left the major stock market indexes with only modest gains Monday, even as crude-oil futures fell near the $50-per-barrel mark.