Stocks seen extending recovery, data awaited
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Wall Street is expected to have a firm start on Thursday, adding to the previous session's gains, but markets will look to a spate of economic reports for direction, dealers said.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught of company earnings and economic data next week to give direction for U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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Yesterday's release by Dell Computer of very preliminary earnings numbers for its previous fiscal quarter may give investors at least a handful of data to help them understand the turmoil from which it may be recovering...if it is recovering. The company doesn't appear to be hemorrhaging, and there seems to be at least some good news. But it's hard not to keep seeing question marks and unresolved issues.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- Wall Street extended its losses Monday as investors awaited important economic data this week and were disappointed by the collapse of several proposed acquisitions.
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U.S. stocks headed for a strong open Friday as investors awaited data on home sales and manufacturing to help determine how Wall Street will cap a fractious year.
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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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U.S. stocks looked set for a lift on  Tuesday, as investors hunt bargains a day after surging oil  prices weighed on stocks and helped send the Dow Jones  industrial average below 10,000 points for the first time in  nearly six weeks.
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage sector could put Wall Street on edge next week just as investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after its recent plunge.
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NEW YORK - Stock investors this week should get more clues on whether the bull market has long enough legs to drive gains to year end, as many market pros now expect.
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Wall Street fell slightly as investors tried to determine whether stocks, coming off their best week in four years, can continue to show signs of recovery.
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Wall Street stocks are poised for a firm start to Thursday trade as investors continue to claw back the sharp losses notched up earlier in the week amid a hefty batch of corporate earnings and economic data.
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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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After suffering its steepest drop in nearly four years, the stock market showed some tentative signs of recovery today. Global markets continued to feel the fallout from Tuesdayâs global dive.
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U.S. stocks may stall at the start of  this week as investors wait for word from the Federal Reserve's  final policy meeting of the year.
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Wall Street extended last weekâs losses Monday as investors remained concerned about flagging growth and rising prices.
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U.S. stocks extended their  post-election rally for a third session on Friday, with the Dow  striking a four-month high after a government report showed  strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic  recovery is taking hold.
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By MADLEN READ  NEW YORK - Investors better have rested up over the long weekend. This week may be short, but it's heavy on data that spans employment, housing, manufacturing, consumer sentiment and inflation.