Stocks rise as job growth offsets mortgage woes
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Stocks rose slightly on Friday after an economic report showed a resilient job market, but investors remained cautious amid growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a report showing an unexpectedly robust services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would withstand fallout from a slowing housing market.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America  is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  sent financial stocks higher.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected data on the services sector and a tamer-than-expected rise in labor costs pointed to economic and profit growth with moderating inflation.
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U.S. stocks rose for a third straight  day on Friday in a post-election rally after a government  report showed strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes  that the economic recovery is taking hold.
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Wall Street stocks rose sharply on Friday before stabilising as data showing sound jobs growth was offset by fears that a big subprime mortgage lender is close to collapse.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after reports showed unexpected strength in the services sector and labor costs coming under control, pointing to economic growth and rising profits with moderating inflation.
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Stocks climbed on Friday as an unexpected rise in July new home sales calmed worries about the housing market slump, helping investors put aside fears about a recession.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a strong jobs report outweighed a weaker-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment, while a jump in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday after a report showing manufacturing was still expanding lifted shares of many large industrial companies, including General Electric Co. , and a big drop in oil prices added to buying momentum.
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Stocks were modestly higher on Monday as strength in the technology sector offset lingering worries about the mortgage market and declines in energy stocks.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday after  a government report showed an unexpected fall in weekly  unemployment claims last week, reflecting strength in the job  market, and crude oil prices fell.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors snapped up shares in sectors seen likely to withstand a slowdown in growth following reports pointing to further weakness in housing.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, helped by  chip shares after a brokerage upgrade and housing stocks after  a weaker-than-expected jobs report eased investor concerns of  aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks began September with strong   gains on Friday as a report showing slightly more-than-expected   U.S. job growth lifted hopes that companies will sustain   profitability even as the expansion moderates.
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Stock index futures added to gains on Thursday after data showed weekly initial jobless claims inched up last week but were below economists' expectations.
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Wall Street stocks were trading higher by mid-morning on Friday, boosted by better-than-expected new homes sales and durable goods orders last month.