Stocks may rise as earnings season starts
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U.S. stocks could rise this week if the first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about results for the period and on economic growth that has surprised on the upside.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Tuesday, with investors set to eye a flood of quarterly earnings updates.
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When 2004 earnings reports start  pouring into the market next week, stocks are likely to stick  to a sideways trend, market strategists say.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, as stronger oil prices are likely to underpin energy stocks and investors bet on strong earnings from network equipment maker Cisco Systems .
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Monday,  as optimism that corporate earnings reports this week may come  in better than expected lent support, but record crude oil  prices reined in the advances.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher  market open on Wednesday, boosted by Intel Corp.'s  better-than-expected earnings, but the direction of oil prices  after a key inventory report at midmornnig may dictate whether  stocks can hold that upward momentum.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as strong earnings from companies, including Microsoft Corp, and a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped lift investor confidence.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught  of company earnings and economic data this week to give  direction to U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower  profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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Technology stocks looked set to rise on  Wall Street on Friday following Microsoft's  earnings  after Thursday's bell, while concern about earnings and the  economic outlook would likely weigh on blue chips.
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US stocks were set for a firmer start on Monday, as investors looked to the start of second quarter earnings this week with confidence.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed  start on Wall Street on Tuesday, with investors set to eye a  flood of quarterly earnings updates.
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US stocks were set for a higher start on Monday, as investors awaited a key manufacturing report and looked to rebound from a tough June.
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Stocks have gained little headway this year but could get a lift over the next couple months from an infusion of cash poised to come into the market from corporations and individuals, Wall Street experts say.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as investors bet signs of strength in the economy meant companies will beat profit forecasts as the second-quarter earnings season kicks off.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. and fellow tech leader EMC Corp  helped ease worries about third-quarter earnings.
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U.S. stocks were set to open slightly higher on Tuesday as data showed unit labor costs gained less than expected in the third quarter, soothing investor fears about wage inflation.