Stocks cautious at open
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Stocks were little changed early Friday, at the start of a shortened session, as investors eyed the dollar and reports on the start of the holiday shopping season.
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U.S. stocks were poised to open little changed on Friday as investors nervously awaited fresh data, including new home sales for July, for clues on the health of the economy.
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U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Thursday, a day after comments from Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan  did little to inspire investors and after Texas Instruments  Inc. gave a mixed business forecast.
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Wall Street stocks were expected to open mixed on Friday, with technology stocks gaining ground led by PeopleSoft Inc  but blue chips held back by a profit warning from Alcoa Inc. .
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Stocks opened little changed on Thursday, with investors showing caution a day after the Standard & Poor's 500's biggest drop in two weeks.
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Stocks were set to open mixed to higher Thrusday, following several pieces of economic data, with stock activity likely to be subdued ahead of Christmas holiday weekend.
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Wall Street stocks were set to hover close to multi-year highs at the start of Friday trade, as investors tread cautiously ahead of key employment data which they hope will provide clues on the direction of interest rates.
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Wall Street was set to open slightly firmer on Thursday, recovering some lost ground after Wednesday's sell-off, but lofty crude prices and worry about profit warnings will cap investor enthusiasm.
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Indexes are up so far this week, but another record oil price could put some of those gains at risk. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - US stock markets were set for a little slip at Friday&#39;s open, but it would take a
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open as investors take on board a persistently high oil price and reflect on Tuesday's poor consumer confidence reading...
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a watchful mood at the open Thursday as investors weigh oil's latest push higher and digest the latest flurry of third-quarter profit reports...
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US stocks look to open flat on Monday as investors pause after a busy week on Wall Street, with oil prices ticking higher and the dollar still hovering near record lows.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open as investors stay on guard with oil pushing near the $50-a-barrel level...
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Wall Street is set for a subdued start  to Friday trade as investors take stock after the previous  session&#039;s sharp bounce ahead of quarterly current account data  and a key sentiment survey.
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Financial markets traded cautiously on  Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that investors hope will  give them some guidance on state of the U.S. economy and the  future direction of interest rates.
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Record crude prices will again weigh  on U.S. stocks at the market's open on Thursday, though  investors will get some diversion as Google Inc. GOOG.O  begins trading after its initial public offering.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday as investors were cautious a day after a rally pushed the Dow to an all-time high and before employment data on Friday.