Stocks Rally on Dell's Outlook, Oil
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U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  as a bright business outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. and  a further dip in oil prices powered blue chips and tech stocks  to close the week at their highest level in months.
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NEW YORK - Another jump in oil prices pre-empted a rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though stocks managed to post modest gains on the strength of the latest consumer price report, which put many investors' inflation fears to rest for the near term.    Stocks started the session strong after the government's Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...
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Dell Inc. , the world's  second-largest personal computer maker, reported on Tuesday  quarterly earnings per share that topped Wall Street's average  estimate, sending its stock up nearly 10 percent.
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Investors looked past a spike in oil prices yesterday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford&#39;s bullish profit outlook.
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NEW YORK - Stocks enjoyed a late-day rally Wednesday to finish higher despite a new record price for oil and gloomy third-quarter outlooks from several companies. Volume was relatively light as investors awaited the government's jobs creation report at the end of the week...
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Technology stocks jumped on Wednesday after personal computer maker Dell Inc.'s  strong earnings, while the Dow ended slightly higher as Alcoa's  shares rose -- tempering the effect of falling oil prices on energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cutting his stake in General Motors Corp.
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U.S. stocks ended up sharply on   Tuesday, with the three major indexes registering their biggest   gains in about a month, as crude oil's seventh straight day of   losses fueled optimism that lower energy costs will spur   consumer spending, lift corporate profits and reduce inflation   risks.
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Stocks rallied on Friday after Microsoft's upbeat outlook boosted the three major indexes and a profit forecast from lender Countrywide Financial buoyed the struggling financial sector.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as oil   prices rebounded from last week's sell-off, lifting energy   companies' shares, and investors were optimistic that the   Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady.
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Tech stocks shone for a second straight day, this time with Dell in the lead after it posted a 25 percent increase in third-quarter profits and matched forecasts for its outlook.
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NEW YORK - Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as lower oil prices brought out buyers, countering a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.    In the final hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average added 83.62, or 0.8 percent, to 10,182.25...
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the Nasdaq to its best day in more than a year, as investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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Stocks advanced on Tuesday, buoyed by an optimistic outlook for technology shares and gains in oil prices that lifted energy shares.
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Stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by gains in blue-chip stocks as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by gains in energy shares as oil prices traded near $73 a barrel and financial shares rebounded a day after falling on worries about the subprime mortgage industry.
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Stock futures pointed to flat open on  Friday after top personal computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O  posted earnings that reflected slow sales in the consumer  market and offered an outlook that disappointed Wall Street.
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US stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Friday, pausing after the previous day&#39;s big rally, as Wall Street awaits key economic data, though gains by computer maker Dell Inc.