Stocks: Wall Street mixed as focus returns to profit
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NEW YORK Stocks bounced between gains and losses Wednesday as investors overlooked rising oil prices to focus on strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint&#39;s much-rumored acquisition of Nextel Communications.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Thursday, with blue chips inching higher as investors' relief over declining oil prices offset their concerns about a jump in jobless claims. Brokerage downgrades of several semiconductor companies sent tech stocks down slightly...
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Stocks ended mixed yesterday after yields on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly reached 5 percent and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserveâs first interest rate meeting of the year.
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NEW YORK Uncertainty over high oil prices and pharmaceutical companies kept stocks mixed Monday as investors migrated to less risky holdings, pushing blue chips and other large-caps higher while the Nasdaq fell.
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U.S. stock index futures indicated a  lower opening on Wall Street on Thursday with the focus on  corporate results, while European shares slipped after a slew  of mixed earnings.
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Tokyo stocks were mixed early Thursday amid profit taking and buying on the back of the U.S. dollar's strength against the Japanese yen.
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Oil supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street&#39;s year-end rally would continue.
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Wall Street stocks were mixed in afternoon trading on Thursday as technology shares prospered but the broader market struggled for direction as it awaited further direction from the US Federal Reserve.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on  Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and  durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health  of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.
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Wall Street was narrowly mixed in early trading Monday as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a flurry of acquisition activity.
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US STOCKS were narrowly mixed yesterday as investors digested a jump in second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.
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Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors traded cautiously ahead of a report on December employment that will be released Friday.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed  start on Wall Street on Monday as investors awaited a report on  June manufacturing activity.
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Wall Street was modestly mixed on Monday, with the main benchmarks flirting with ending a five-day winning streak as investors sought to consolidate recent gains.
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Stocks were mixed in a listless session Thursday as investors collected profits for a second straight day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.
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Stock market mixed after ADP forecast comes in below Wall Street consensus.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Monday, as a mixed batch of earnings reports gave investors  little direction, although a slip in oil prices helped support  equities.