Market set to rise on Countrywide, Microsoft
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday after lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  said it expects to return to profitability this quarter and Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as strong earnings from companies, including Microsoft Corp, and a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped lift investor confidence.
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Stock futures were mixed on Friday, with technology shares set to gain after Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook, but record oil prices could weigh on the broad market.
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Countrywide's third-quarter earnings had investors celebrating, but what's the bigger picture?
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Stock futures rose on Wednesday, with Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback set to underpin demand for equities while investors await a batch of earnings reports, including Morgan Stanley's .
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Wall Street stocks rallied on Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations of further interest rate cuts and on reports Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is close to buying Countrywide Financial (NYSE:CFC).
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Countrywide Financial Corp  posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday, but its shares climbed after the largest U.S. mortgage lender said it expected to be profitable in the fourth quarter and in 2008, and has weathered the worst of the nationwide housing downturn.
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Stocks rose on Monday as data on existing-home sales landed near analysts' forecasts, allowing investors to focus on the recent decline in bond yields and the Federal Reserve's next policy-setting meeting.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as investors bet that data on new home sales would strengthen the case for further interest rate cuts to ease the toll of the housing slump on the economy.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, helped by news of a $22.5 billion share repurchase plan from Home Depot Inc.  and investment bank Morgan Stanley's  stronger-than-expected profit.
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Stocks rallied on Friday after a higher profit forecast by Microsoft Corp.  lifted all three major indexes and an upbeat outlook by lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  stemmed fears of financial-sector losses.
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Research in Motion Ltd    moved higher on Thursday on renewed market speculation  that Microsoft Corp  could be interested in buying the  BlackBerry maker.
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A $2 billion investment will help keep Countrywide chugging along.
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Similar deals are expected to follow Bank of America Corp's  agreement on Friday to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  for a knock-down price of $4 billion in stock.
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US stocks were set for a higher start on Monday, as investors awaited a key manufacturing report and looked to rebound from a tough June.
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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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Stocks were expected to open higher on Tuesday as news of proposed mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the holiday weekend.