Earnings, upgrades send Dow above 14,000
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Stocks gained on Tuesday on higher-than-expected earnings, pushing the Dow above 14,000 for the first time and easing concern about the deteriorating subprime mortgage market.
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The Dow closed at a record on Tuesday, though retreating from the 14,000 mark it earlier crossed for the first time, while the Nasdaq rose to a six-and-a-half-year high on a cascade of stronger-than-expected earnings.
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Dow Chemical Co.&#39;s third-quarter earnings soared 86 percent to beat Wall Street forecasts, thanks largely to its ability to boost prices at a faster rate than the surging costs it paid for energy and other feedstock material.
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Stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the Dow at an all-time intraday high and the Nasdaq up 1 percent as weaker-than-expected services data calmed interest-rate and inflation worries.
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record close on strong earnings from companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. and an improving outlook for the U.S. economy.
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The Nasdaq rose and the blue-chip Dow   edged up on Wednesday after a government report showed economic   growth, while slowing, remains fairly strong.
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Favorable earnings boost shares -- but are they too high already?
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tocks ended higher yesterday after Ford Motor raised its earnings forecasts but gains on the Nasdaq were checked after the wireless technology provider Qualcomm said an accounting review might reduce pretax income.
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Stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average to a record intraday high, after a strong profit and outlook from Cisco Systems Inc.  increased optimism about earnings.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, driving the Dow to its first close over the 14,000 mark, after forecast-topping results from the technology and industrial sectors shifted the market's focus back to earnings optimism, even as Fed Chief Ben Bernanke fanned concerns about the subprime market.
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Investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction, and Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares. The Dow Jones industrials gained 100 points in morning trading.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  positive company earnings helped extend the previous session's  rally and the three major indexes tried to post two consecutive  days of gains for only the second time this year.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average of US blue chips traded above 14,000 for the first time on Tuesday as US stock investors took heart from unexpectedly strong earnings reports - notably from investment bank Merrill Lynch - and benign headline producer price inflation.
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U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, driving the Dow up more than 100 points and propelling it to an all-time high for the second day as positive momentum brought buyers into the market.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped  by a run of positive company earnings as well as Tuesday's  rally, which ended a four-day run of losses.
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Shares of SRA International jumped 14 percent Tuesday after the provider of computer services to government clients reported better-than-expected earnings late Monday and received an analyst upgrade Tuesday morning.
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U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday, as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N helped extend the previous session's rally.