Stocks Mixed on Job Data, Oil Prices
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NEW YORK - Rising oil prices and a disappointing wholesale report offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed in light trading.    Investors welcomed the latest Labor Department report, which showed 319,000 new claims for the past week, down 44,000 from a week ago...
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average back above the 10,000 mark, as investors shrugged off rising energy prices and focused instead on good corporate news. A decline in consumer confidence appeared to shake some buying enthusiasm, however, and tech shares inched lower...
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Wall Street turned mixed today as investors awaited speeches from Federal Reserve officials following a dismal employment report Friday.
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Stocks futures were mixed on Friday,  indicating a similar start on Wall Street, with further  corporate earnings and key U.S. growth data due later.
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Stocks declined on Monday after  reports of disappointing U.S. employment and construction data  sparked worry about economic growth, and a drop in crude oil  prices weighed on energy shares.
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Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors traded cautiously ahead of a report on December employment that will be released Friday.
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Stocks finished mixed in post-holiday trading Friday as Wall Street meandered through a shortened session. The major indexes ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the first weekend of holiday shopping and a key jobs report next week.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on oil prices that still hovered near $50 per barrel.    Investors saw the Commerce Department report, which said the nation's GDP grew 3.3 percent from April to June, as a mix of good and bad news...
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Stocks closed mixed yesterday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting.
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Stock index futures indicated a mixed  start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be  scrutinized for clues on the strength of the world's largest  economy which looks to be headed towards recession.
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Wall Street looked poised for a weaker open on Thursday, but data on the U.S. manufacturing sector and the job market could determine the direction of the session.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Thursday as investor enthusiasm over a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims was offset by rising oil prices and a disappointing wholesale inventories report. Technology shares benefited from a pair of outlook upgrades and strong earnings from National Semiconductor Corp...
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NEW YORK - Rising oil prices offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed in light trading.    Investors welcomed the latest Labor Department report, which showed 319,000 new claims for the past week, down 44,000 from a week ago...
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Wall Street stocks were mixed Tuesday as crude oil prices again topped 50 dollars per barrel, while brokerage downgrade hurt technology stocks.
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Labor market data was mixed on Thursday ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs report for February, due on Friday morning.
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Stock futures were mixed on Friday, with technology shares set to gain after Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook, but record oil prices could weigh on the broad market.
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Wall Street was narrowly mixed in early trading Monday as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a flurry of acquisition activity.