Technology companies lead advance on Wall Street
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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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U.S. technology stocks rose on  Thursday as profits from eBay Inc. EBAY.O, the world's  largest online market place, helped lift the Nasdaq.
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Wall Street rallied on Thursday, led by technology stocks, as IBM, a bellwether for the sector set a bullish earnings tone.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with technology shares poised to rise after Apple Inc.  and Cisco Systems Inc.  ended a trademark battle.
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq has been climbing recently, spurred by some of the usual suspects, such as Google. But Oracle results and prospects for chip makers also inspired confidence among IT investors this week.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, led by technology shares, as a reassuring profit and outlook from Oracle Corp  offset nagging concerns about financial companies' exposure to bad debt.
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U.S. technology stocks rose on Thursday, spurring a sharp recovery in major indexes, as investors bet that business spending will boost tech profits despite turmoil from the housing sector.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, with technology shares gaining after reassuring results from Oracle Corp  and a higher earnings outlook from Qualcomm Inc .
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U.S. tech stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong profits and outlook which reinforced optimism about earnings, while blue chip stocks pared gains as the price of oil fell.
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With shares of major technology companies trading as high as they have ever done in the post dot-com era, IT investors this week are scrutinizing quarterly results from the world's biggest vendors to judge how the market will hold up for the rest of the year.
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Wall Street advanced in early trading, growing more upbeat about corporate profits after solid results from Apple, American Express and DuPont.
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Stocks soared on Friday, as strong results from Research in Motion boosted the technology sector while financial stocks rose on a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank.
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With just six business days remaining in the current calendar quarter, it's easy to spot the investors holding lots of technology stocks. They're the ones holding their breath.
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By Joe Bel Bruno Associated Press  NEW YORK - Investors have been waiting impatiently for four years for the high-tech sector to lead Wall Street to new heights, and they're likely to be cooling their heels for quite some time to come.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday, after strong results from Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) raised hopes that fears of a slowdown in corporate technology spending were premature, but investment bank Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) suffered another weak quarter.
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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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Technology stocks rose on Monday to  their highest level in nearly two months, led by  semiconductors, as investors drew encouragement from a run of  positive news in the sector.