Dow, S&P 500 edge up on healthy profits
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U.S. blue-chip stocks advanced on Thursday on optimism about strong profits from companies including Exxon Mobil Corp.  while the Nasdaq was flat.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose, while the Nasdaq pared most of its early losses, on Tuesday as higher oil prices lifted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors said higher-than-expected inflation data was not necessarily going to lead to higher interest rates.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped  by a run of positive company earnings as well as Tuesday's  rally, which ended a four-day run of losses.
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Stocks edged higher on Thursday after data showed an unexpected rise in sales of new homes in September, while earnings from tech companies Motorola Inc  and EMC Corp  helped eased worries about third-quarter profits.
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The S&P 500 index on Thursday rose more than 1 percent as stocks extended gains, helped by optimism about a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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Stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rising 1 percent along with the Dow.
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Monday and the Dow edged higher as investors worried about the prospects for profit growth at Web search leader Google Inc. and a drop in oil prices hurt energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day  after a sharp sell-off, as value investors picked up shares in  lagging sectors such as healthcare.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  for the second straight session, lifted by better-than-expected  earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N  and a retreat in crude oil prices.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with the S&P 500 touching a six-year high and the Nasdaq jumping more than 1 percent, after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Ciena and Costco, improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.
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U.S. stocks advanced at the start of trading Wednesday as investors appeared to cheer a report showing better-than-expected productivity.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday,   buoyed by strong earnings from economic bellwether FedEx Corp.   FDX.N and an interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve that   reassured investors about the outlook for profit growth.
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Global stock markets bounced back last week, and on Wall Street the three major stock indexes posted healthy gains.
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U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism about profit growth and as bond yields retreated from five-year highs.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the Dow hitting fresh all-time closing and intraday highs, as stronger-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , and robust September sales at some department and clothing stores increased optimism about corporate profits.