Stocks seen extending recovery, data awaited
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Wall Street is expected to have a firm  start on Thursday, adding to the previous session&#39;s gains, but  markets will look to a spate of economic reports for direction,  dealers said.
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Stocks on Wednesday were poised to extend the previous session's rally, the biggest in four years, as investors bet a slowing U.S. economy would get a boost from the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate cut
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, as investors awaited data that could shed more light on the health of the economy.
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With Wall Street coming off a record week that saw the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones industrials barrel to record highs, investors will be waiting to see if earnings and economic reports justify the market's huge advance.
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U.S. stock investors looking to recoup  from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep  one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings  due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices  pose to the economy and profits.
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Wall Street stocks are poised for a firm start to Thursday trade as investors continue to claw back the sharp losses notched up earlier in the week amid a hefty batch of corporate earnings and economic data.
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Japan's Nikkei average is expected to extend gains on Thursday as investors keep a healthy appetite for blue-chip exporters after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- Wall Street extended its losses Monday as investors awaited important economic data this week and were disappointed by the collapse of several proposed acquisitions.
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Wall Street stocks were set to hover close to multi-year highs at the start of Friday trade, as investors tread cautiously ahead of key employment data which they hope will provide clues on the direction of interest rates.
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Wall Street extended its recovery from last week's big plunge, rising Thursday after several stable sessions helped buttress investor sentiment and allay some concerns about the economy.
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U.S. stocks are set for a higher opening on Thursday, according to index futures, after any fears of a rate rise receded, and amid a raft of earnings reports and economic data.
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U.S. shares were set to open little  changed on Friday, awaiting closely watched jobs data before  the market opens and taking a breather after a powerful rally  the previous session.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on  Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish  comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about  the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.
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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.
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U.S. stocks look set to open higher on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's  better-than-expected third-quarter results, while investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.
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Wall Street awaited data on June retail sales a day after investors hurtled the S.&P. and Dow to new records.
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Stocks finished mixed in post-holiday trading Friday as Wall Street meandered through a shortened session. The major indexes ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the first weekend of holiday shopping and a key jobs report next week.