Stocks await data, mergers and Santa
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With Wall Street in the year's final stretch and the Dow in record territory, investors believe this week will bring even more holiday cheer.
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Stock futures suggested a mixed start on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors await data on durable goods, Midwest manufacturing and concerns persist over the mortgage market.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Monday include  Family Dollar Stores Inc., Staples Inc., Microsoft Corp., and  General Electric Co.
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With Wall Street itching for an end-of-the-year surge but still somewhat nervous about consumer spending, Americans' shopping patterns in the last hours before Christmas could make or break a "Santa Claus rally."
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Stocks were expected to open higher on Tuesday as news of proposed mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the holiday weekend.
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Wall Street stocks are set for a slightly higher start on Thursday with a report on the services sector and employment data the likely trading focus.
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers screens the market for underpriced stocks that give like Santa.
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The Dow Jones Industrialsâ¦the NASDAQ Compositeâ¦the S &amp; P 500â¦The Russell 2000â¦ The list of stock market indexes goes on and on.
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Wall Street was set to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  merger and acquisition news and before data on the  manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks are poised for a higher opening on Tuesday, with investors waiting to see whether AT&T  will emulate Apple , which posted strong earnings after the previous session's close.
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Wall Street was expected to open little changed on Monday, with investors on the watch for January retail sales data while merger fever spices up an otherwise flat corporate agenda.
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US stocks should hold firm next week with little economic data or corporate news on tap to move the market going into the Christmas holiday, strategists said.
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Most U.S. companies have reported  earnings and the flow of economic data slows next week, so  investors will look to U.S. trade figures and earnings from  leading technology stocks Dell and Cisco for fuel to sustain  the market's 2-week-old rally.
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Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts this week, when a flurry of earnings and  economic data will once again be in focus.
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Bad economic data? Rising oil prices? Mediocre earnings? It&#39;s the holiday season _ all is forgiven. Wall Street is going into the last week of 2004 with all three major indexes above or at their multiyear highs.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught  of company earnings and economic data this week to give  direction to U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower  profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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It always seems a little premature to talk about the holiday season while the Thanksgiving menu is still in the planning stages, but there&#39;ll be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their