Stocks surge amid upbeat outlooks
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NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points.
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U.S. stocks surged higher on  Wednesday, extending their rally for a fourth day as investors  bought beaten-down shares and pushed the Dow industrials index  above the 10,000 level for the first time in two weeks.
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European markets surged Thursday as a stunning comeback on Wall Street a day earlier heartened investors worried over the outlook for the U.S. economy.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen sharply higher at the open Monday as investors remain upbeat about the outlook for economic and corporate profit growth...
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US stocks were higher on Tuesday, amid a broad-based rally that included a rebound in the battered financial sector.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected data on the services sector boosted optimism about U.S. economic growth and profits.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials 112 points higher, as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive raised hopes for a merger in the tech sector. The major indexes closed the week with respectable gains...
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Stocks ended higher on Monday, helped by strong results from IBM  that eased worries about the economy and sparked a rebound after last week's losses.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as a run  of positive company earnings stoked a rally that began in the  previous session, ending four days of declines.
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Stocks rose at the open on Monday, boosted by takeover news and stronger-than-expected earnings in the pharmaceutical sector.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising more than 2 percent, led by technology companies as investors snapped up beaten down shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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The stock market rose for the week as upbeat economic news offset concerns about inflation and interest rates.
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U.S. stocks got off to an upbeat start on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday  as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday,  bouncing back after the prior session&#39;s sell-off, as investors  snapped up beaten-down financial shares.
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Stocks jumped on Thursday, driving  both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes up more than  1 percent as stocks rebounded, led by gains in financial  services companies and retailers.
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Stocks rose on Friday as signs of continued strength in the job market eased concern about economic growth and boosted optimism about the outlook for corporate profits.