Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook
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Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the summer doldrums.
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Investors will watch for oil news from  Russia and Iraq this week, but skepticism that crude prices  will stay sky-high is growing and a break in the energy market  would fuel a rally in the U.S. stock market.
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Stocks were set to open flat on  Friday, with investors expecting the market to stem recent  losses, while high oil prices fueled concerns of slowing  corporate profits and consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks are expected to open  little changed on Thursday ahead of the long Christmas weekend,  but a raft of economic data and the latest fall in oil prices  could move the market.
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Markets off their highs, but remain in positive territory, amid steep drop in oil prices. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks clung to modest gains Monday as a steep drop in oil prices didn&#39;t translate to big gains for the major indexes.
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U.S. stock investors looking to recoup from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices pose to the economy and profits.
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Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the summer doldrums.
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U.S. stocks looked set for little  change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions  were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible  effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a  worry for investors.
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Wall Street stocks were poised to test   fresh highs on Friday, boosted by weakness in the oil price,   with investors firmly focused on a swathe of data as they scour   for clues on the strength of the economy.
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Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and corporate earnings outlooks next week, and the slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are expected to be in a cautious mood at the open Monday, as investors remain edgy about the latest fluctuation in the price of oil...
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U.S. stock futures fell slightly  on  Tuesday, as Wall Street awaited a slew of U.S. economic data,  including preliminary third-quarter GDP, and the dollar  stabilized to help offset higher crude oil prices.
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NEW YORK - A slowdown in economic growth and oil prices hovering around $48 per barrel renewed Wall Street's fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings Thursday and kept stocks mixed.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.70, or 0.5 percent, to 10,059.48, one day after the index lost more than 135 points...
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Wall Street looked set for a mixed start on Thursday as oil prices remained near two-week highs and investors braced for a clutch of economic data and earnings from high-profile firms like Goldman Sachs  and Nike .
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TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Thursday as investors weighed the impact of rising oil prices and awaited major corporate earnings reports and employment data.
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Record crude oil prices, a tidal wave  of quarterly earnings reports and anxiety ahead of the  presidential election may pin U.S. stocks down this week.
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US stock futures pointed to a flat market open Thursday as a rush of quarterly earnings reports painted a mixed picture for corporate profits amid lingering worries over the high price of oil.