Falling oil prices fuel increase in stocks
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Investors cheered by falling oil prices sent stocks higher yesterday, hoping the news signals a renewal of economic strength and an autumn rally.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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Oil prices have risen for the fifth day in a row amid continuing concerns over the level of US stocks. The surge helped spark a 1.3% fall on Wall Street as investors worried it could lead to a fall in consumer spending and hit corporate profits.
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Investors cheered by falling oil prices and an improving job picture sent stocks higher Tuesday, hoping that the news signals a renewal of economic strength and a fall rally in stocks.
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Stocks gained on Wednesday, helped by gains in energy shares as oil prices neared $73 a barrel and a rebound in beaten-down financial shares a day after a sharp sell-off on worries about a crisis in the subprime mortgage industry.
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NEW YORK - Another drop in oil prices sent stocks higher to start the holiday-shortened week Tuesday, even as good news from Wal-Mart and Circuit City failed to boost retail shares.    Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over, boosting the chances for an autumn rally in stocks...
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Share prices advanced in early trading on Wall Street today as a decline in oil prices helped increase investor sentiment.
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U.S. stocks jumped higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.
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A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a modest relief rally yesterday, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production had soared during the month of September.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, weighed down  by climbing oil prices and a government report showing an  unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims.
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U.S. stocks extended their gains on  Tuesday as oil prices slipped, easing concerns that energy  costs would hurt corporate profits and helped raise hopes for  improvement in the economy.
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U.S. stocks declined on Thursday, although a jump in oil prices lifted energy shares and helped the indexes trim losses  triggered by worries about banks' bad mortgage debt and a warning from home builder Toll Brothers .
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U.S. stocks shot higher on Wednesday  as oil prices tumbled by more than $3 a barrel, easing worries  about the impact high energy costs have on corporate profits  and consumer spending.
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Wall Street extended its rally yesterday as a sharp drop in oil prices and a surprise jump in the nation&#39;s Gross Domestic Product encouraged more buying.
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A sharp decline in oil prices and a surprise drop in wholesale prices pushed stocks higher Friday as investors&#39; concerns about third quarter earnings were mitigated.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as oil  prices slid further but a disappointing outlook from Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N and a downgrade on several  semiconductor shares limited gains in technology stocks.
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US stocks rose after crude oil prices extended their decline to a fourth day, easing concern that higher energy prices will hinder economic growth.