Stocks creep higher in New York
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NEW YORKâUS blue-chip stocks ended barely higher yesterday as a spike in oil prices to record closing levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
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WALL Street opened higher today on the heels of last week&#39;s closing rally, with investors awaiting the latest snapshot on US factory orders.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday, helped by a report showing more workers than expected were added to U.S. payrolls, although rising oil prices and weakness in the dollar limited gains.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday,   putting the Dow Jones industrial average within view of its   all-time closing high after data showing an unexpected rise in   August new home sales.
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Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, after data suggested a stronger-than-expected jobs market and an upgrade of General Motors Corp.  sent the auto maker's shares higher.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Monday after a spate of deal-making and a capital injection at Merrill Lynch helped spur a pre-Christmas rally on Wall Street.
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Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as deal speculation for a number of companies greeted investors returning from the Memorial Day long weekend.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.
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TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets pushed higher Friday morning after a report that the US economy grew at a slower pace than had first been estimated by the government, but not as slow as some economists had expected.
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Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as bullish momentum from the strong start to the third quarter continued to build.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to an all-time high for the second day in a row and driving the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector calmed inflation fears and added to hopes the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to  open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance  in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top  slot in a thin day for company events.
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U.S. stocks are set for a higher opening on Thursday, according to index futures, after any fears of a rate rise receded, and amid a raft of earnings reports and economic data.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday, extending a steep late-day rally in the previous session that was sparked by optimism about government and central bank plans to boost the economy.