Wall St opens higher on data, slip in yields
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism about profit growth and as bond yields retreated from five-year highs.
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US stocks opened a touch higher today after data on unemployment claims offered a dose of cheer for the job market, while investors drew comfort from a fall in crude oil prices.
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred a rally in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday after the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth, calming worries the economy was slowing sharply.
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Stocks rose on Monday as a drop in benchmark bond yields and oil prices below $70 a barrel calmed inflation concerns, while data tempered worries about the housing market.
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Stocks opened higher on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from bellwethers Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc and by optimism about an economic stimulus deal to avert a recession.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after a lower-than-expected monthly jobs report allayed  investor worry that the Federal Reserve would move aggressively  to raise interest rates.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate results lifted the mood on Wall  Street and investors bought shares a day after major indexes  hit November lows.
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Stocks edged higher at the opening on Friday as data showing the U.S. trade gap narrowed more than expected in May offset concerns about rising interest rates.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, as relatively cheap valuations tempted investors back to Wall Street after a three-day losing streak that had pushed Nasdaq into an official bear market.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, led by industrial and pharmaceutical shares, as investors turned defensive ahead of jobs data that could show how much housing and tight credit markets may have damaged the economy.
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Stocks rose at the market open on Tuesday, led by early gains in the biotechnology and computer equipment sectors.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.
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Stocks bounced higher on Monday as rising oil prices lifted the energy sector and benchmark bond yields retreated slightly, tempering investors' worries about possible increases in global interest rates.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday  after two separate reports showed inflationary pressure was  held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply  in the same month.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,  with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall  Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to  accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.