Stocks Finish Higher on Retail Report
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Wall Street closed its third straight winning week with another rally Friday, advancing as a new retail sales report and a consumer sentiment reading showed that Americans are growing more confident about the economy.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen opening higher at the open Monday ahead of some key data this week, including CPI, retail sales data and consumer confidence surveys...
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US stocks rose, capping the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index&#39;s best three-week rally in two years, as better-than-expected reports on retail sales and consumer confidence suggested the economy may accelerate.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  lifted by a government report that showed U.S. September retail  sales rose higher-than-expected.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial to a record closing high for a third day and the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-1/2-year high, after an increase in retailers' September sales fueled hopes that spending will stay strong.
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Investors welcomed the end of Oracle Corp.'s 18-month battle to take over PeopleSoft Inc., pushing stocks higher Monday. A better-than-expected survey of retail sales also helped the markets.
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The Dow Jones share index closes at yet another record high, lifted by strong retail sales and takeover talk.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, after  durable goods data pointed to a healthy pace of activity in the  factory sector and another report showed an improvement in  consumer sentiment for December, but the session was expected  to be quiet before the Christmas holiday.
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U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday,  shrugging off rebounding oil prices, as several retailers  posted strong earnings and two reports eased worries that the  U.S. economic recovery is losing steam.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials to a record closing high for a third day and the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-1/2-year high, after an increase in retailers' September sales fueled hopes that spending will stay strong.
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Stocks rebounded today after the crude oil market stabilized and well-known retail chains reported business isn't so bad after all.
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Stocks finished higher on Friday after an increased profit forecast by Microsoft Corp. boosted all three major indexes, while an upbeat outlook by lender Countrywide Financial Corp. stemmed fears of financial-sector losses.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, after durable goods data pointed to a healthy pace of activity in the factory sector and another report showed an improvement in consumer sentiment for December, but the session was expected to be quiet before the Christmas holiday.
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U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday  after strong earnings were posted by several retailers, led by  Home Depot Inc. HD.N, and after U.S. economic reports for  July showed that inflationary pressure was held in check and  housing starts rebounded sharply.
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U.S. stock futures got a slight boost  on Friday after a report showed U.S. retail sales rose in  October, but the market still looked to open flat, pulling back  from the previous day's rally as oil prices nudge higher.
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Reports of strong holiday retail sales looked to propel US stocks to big gains at the start of trading Monday.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Technology shares, however, fell on a disappointing report from Juniper Networks Inc...