Stocks Flat; Higher Oil Limits Gains
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US stocks were little changed on Thursday as an upbeat earnings report from chip maker National Semiconductor Corp. (NSM) sparked some buying, but higher oil prices limited gains.
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Stocks were little changed Wednesday after two days of gains as rising oil prices muted Wall Street&#39;s reaction to strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint&#39;s $35 billion deal for Nextel Communications.
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U.S. stocks were mostly flat on  Tuesday as record oil prices and economic data showing  slower-than-expected growth weighed on the markets.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Monday, as a mixed batch of earnings reports gave investors  little direction, although a slip in oil prices helped support  equities.
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U.S. stocks traded little changed on  Monday but some bargain-hunters shrugged off high oil prices to  buy beaten down shares.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after a report showed a larger-than-expected rise in  weekly jobless claims, but a continued drop in oil prices  boosted investor sentiment.
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Stocks were little changed in choppy trading on Wednesday, as higher oil prices lifted energy shares and gains in semi-conductor stocks offset earlier losses tied to a disappointing economic report.
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U.S. 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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U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Thursday, as investors were cautious about making large bets  before Friday's jobs report and energy stocks limited advances  as oil continued its slide.
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Stock futures pointed to a flat market  open on Friday, with higher oil prices and drug maker stocks  weighing on Wall Street after Thursday's late-session rally.
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U.S. stocks finished almost flat on  Wednesday, as energy companies' shares rose after crude shot  above $48 a barrel, but financial stocks fell after Alan  Greenspan cautioned that interest rates could still go higher.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as a sharp drop in oil futures weighed on the energy sector but helped the broader market.
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Wednesday as crude prices climbed to another record and  profit warnings hit such sectors as auto parts and  semiconductors.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as a report showing slowing Midwestern business activity offset gains in energy stocks on the back of rising oil prices.
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U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday, as  the market tries to climb back from a modest sell off in the  previous session, with a slide in oil prices easing some of the  pressure.
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Stocks were little changed on Monday as surging oil prices boosted energy stocks and a fresh round of takeovers tempered concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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Stocks were little changed on Monday as surging oil prices boosted energy stocks and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.