Economy sends mixed signals, but stocks still rise
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WASHINGTON - America&#39;s consumers came off a buying binge and were somewhat less jolly spenders in November. New-home sales, meanwhile, cooled from a record high, while demand for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded.
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NEW YORK -- A pair of indicators offered a mixed picture of the economy yesterday as growth slowed among US manufacturers while commercial construction showed surprising resilience.
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Stocks ended mixed yesterday as investors grappled with concerns about consumer spending in some parts of the economy while technology stocks showed broad gains.
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Stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors worried about mounting concerns about the outlook for subprime mortgage lenders, but a government report showing continued strength in job growth lent some support.
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Home sales and a report on economic growth may help investors decide if they want to keep riding a bull market in stocks, while a torrent of quarterly earnings reports will no doubt cause some anxious moments.
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Despite a decline on Thursday and Friday over worries about the economy, the stock market gained ground last week.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted as investors awaited a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. The broader market was largely flat, but the tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index posted robust gains...
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a flurry of corporate deal news fueled optimism about the economic outlook, but caution a day before the Federal Reserve's final meeting of the year limited a broader market advance.
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There's momentum ahead, despite this quarter's soft numbers.
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Home sales and a report on economic  growth may help investors decide if they want to keep riding a  bull market in stocks, while a torrent of quarterly earnings  reports will no doubt cause some anxious moments.
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NEW YORK Stocks inched higher in quiet trading on Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy, and oil prices declined.
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Stocks rose in early trading as investors, though still uneasy about the economy, bought back into a market battered a day earlier by recession worries.
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European stock markets enjoyed mixed fortunes despite of an overnight rally in New York, as a smattering of positive corporate news battled worries about a possible rise in oil prices.
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As earnings reports rolled in from technology bellwethers, including Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, and Motorola, worries about the economy continued to overshadow good news this week.
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The U.S. economy can't seem to make up its mind. It keeps showing strength and weakness, with fresh data yesterday providing still more mixed signals -- and fueling a debate over whether the housing slump is dragging the nation into a recession.
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Stocks look to continue rally in a week that brings little fresh news on the economy. By Yuval Rosenberg, CNN/Money contributing writer.