Small Gains, Led by Energy Shares, Ahead of the Election
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Blue-chip stocks ended higher yesterday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors showed caution before next week&#39;s presidential election.
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Investor's Business Daily - With the votes counted, mutual fund managers are beginning to see which of their pre-election predictions are paying off.
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Stock index futures pointed to modest gains on Monday after the previous session's sell-off as a major buyout deal looked set to advance.
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It should only be this simple: Oil prices plunge 20 percent, leading businesses and consumers to ramp up their spending, which gives a nice jolt to the economy. That seems to be the conventional wisdom on Wall Street right now, where the pullback in energy prices is being cheered by investors. But some contrarians think that view could be missing the point.
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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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The outcome -- or lack of it -- of Tuesday&#39;s US presidential contest will move stocks in the short term, but the election effect likely will wear off quickly
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by shares of health and defense companies that are expected to benefit from the re-election of President Bush, but higher oil prices checked advances.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Monday, as rises in semiconductor stocks and a slip in crude  prices from another record offset caution ahead of the U.S.  presidential election and the impact of a lower dollar.
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The last full trading week before the presidential election is jam packed with earnings. Get ready. By Alexandra Twin, CNN/Money Staff Writer.
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Stocks gained on Friday as shares of energy companies got a boost from rising oil prices.
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A buoyant energy sector combined with a minor rally on Wall Street helped the FTSE 100 close in positive territory on Thursday.
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A slight pullback in oil prices is giving stocks an early-session boost. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 21 points in today&#39;s early going.
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Energy on the political left is helping the Democratic PartyÃ¢ÂÂs presidential candidates significantly outraise their Republican counterparts at the midpoint of this year, according to reports that were filed over the weekend with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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With the cold winter months setting in and overseas manufacturers continuing to drive the price of power higher, initial public offerings from two energy companies this week seem fortuitously timed.
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Political headwinds are likely to batter this oil producer's results.
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A win by Democratic challenger John Kerry in next week&#39;s US presidential election may give stocks a lift, if history is any guide.
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For the U.S. presidential election and the stock market, a dead heat is dead weight.