MBIA lifts Wall Street
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability, fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while the Dow and the S&P 500 inched higher.
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Wall Street stocks rose sharply on Tuesday morning as a rebound in overseas equities and a weaker yen lifted US investors' spirits.
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NEW YORK : Wall Street shares roared higher as investors reacted to news that President George W. Bush had secured a re-election victory after a tight race.
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Stocks rebounded on Thursday after brokerage upgrades sent the semiconductor sector to a 13-month high and fresh data pointed to a growing economy.
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Europe's major stock indices have climbed after Wall Street had rebounded overnight, and on takeover news which included a multi-billion-dollar buy-out of Australian airline Qantas.
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Wall Street stocks were trading higher by mid-morning on Friday, boosted by better-than-expected new homes sales and durable goods orders last month.
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London equities moved sharply higher on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
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Blue chips closed comfortably higher, lifted in late afternoon trade by a positive early performance by Wall Street, while a firm media sector and recovering oil stocks also boosted the FTSE 100, dealers said.
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Tokyo stocks climbed Monday morning, encouraged by Wall Street&#39;s rally last week and an upgrade of major Japanese banks by an international credit rating agency.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred a rally in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.
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Wall Street rose sharply for a third straight session as investors cheered profit reports from big names like Microsoft and were reassured by word of a possible buyout of a trouble bond insurer.
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Stocks ended higher on Monday,  lifted  by a flurry of deals, such as Citigroup Inc.'s C.N plans to  sell its Travelers insurance unit, and relief that elections in  Iraq proceeded with less bloodshed than expected.
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European stock markets mostly rose in early dealing this morning, buoyed by a strong overnight rally by Wall Street. US stocks rebounded, winning support from a sharp drop in crude oil prices and positive broker comments regarding the technology sector.
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Wall Street cheered the incumbentâs victory with a day of active trading and a rise in the major indexes. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 101.
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Stocks jumped on Thursday as a global rebound in equity markets gave investment banks a lift and U.S. retailers' posted generally strong monthly sales, stemming some concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
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Stocks rose at the open on Tuesday, sending the Nasdaq Composite Index up more than 1 percent, as investors drew support from a recovery in Asian and European equities following a turbulent sell-off that hit global markets.