US stocks: Stocks rally to end higher as Dell boosts techs
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Stocks extended their rally on Friday, led by technology shares after computer maker Dell Inc. shot up 8 per cent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast.
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Stocks rose slightly on Friday,  boosted by computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, but gains were  small as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday's rally.
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Technology stocks rose on Wednesday after computer maker Dell Inc.  posted strong earnings, but blue-chip stocks slipped as falling oil prices hit energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cut his stake in General Motors Corp.
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NEW YORK: US stocks ended slightly higher on Friday, helped by strength in technology after bellwether Intel Corp lifted its sales forecast, although a weak jobs report put a damper on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N, helped extend the  previous session's rally.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  for the second straight session, lifted by better-than-expected  earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N  and a retreat in crude oil prices.
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Stocks ended marginally higher on   Monday as gains in technology shares such as Microsoft Corp.   offset a sell-off in shares of energy and metals companies   following a drop in commodity prices.
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U.S. technology stocks moved higher on  Friday, boosted by Computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, but the  broader markets were flat as Wall Street took a breather after  Thursday's rally.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with  the blue-chip Dow closing at its highest for two months, but  the gains looked fleeting after tech bellwether Intel Corp.  INTC.O cut its sales forecast sharply.
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(InfoWorld) - With U.S. markets closing for Thanksgiving, Google Inc.'s skyrocketing share price andÂ Dell Inc.'s earnings report are ending the fall trading season on a high note. Both developments, which pushed the Nasdaq Composite Index to rise 11.14 points and close at 2465.98 before the Thanksgiving break, highlight positive underlying trends but are shadowed by questions about long-term profits. Google (ticker symbol: GOOG), breaking the US$500 share-price mark Tuesday and staying above the magic number until Thanksgiving, has a market value greater than any media company and all IT companies except for Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. Google's lead in online search helps it grab a lion's share of online advertising revenue. Earlier this month, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) reported that companies spent about $4.2 billion on online ads in the third quarter, as the market grew for the eighth consecutive quarter. But what happens when that growth inevitably slows? Google, expected to generate $2.8 billion in profit this year, is spending enough on R&D to defend its search turf and challenge Microsoft and other software developers in a new generation of Internet-based applications. It is hiring developers at a dizzying rate, and there's no doubt its young talent is generating a wealth of ideas. Most analysts polled by Thomson First Call expect shares to go higher still. Meanwhile, analysts applauded Dell's earnings report, issued Tuesday: Research firm Bear Stearns immediately boosted its rating from "peer perform" to "outperform" while Needham & Co. upped its rating from "hold" to "buy." Shares of Dell (DELL) jumped by $2.31, to close Wednesday at $27.13 Dell said third-quarter net income was $677 million and earnings per share were $0.30. This compares with a profit of $606 million last year, and earlier expectations of $0.24 per share, according to a survey by Thomson Financial. At first blush, the earnings look great. Dell's gross profit margin increased to 17 percent from 15.5 percent in its disastrous second quarter. Following Hewlett-Packard Co.'s tremendous report last week, when it said it quadrupled quarterly profit, this suggests that manufacturers may not have to rely on deep discounts going forward. Dell pointed to strong sales of servers based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc. chips, suggesting that the hardware market is invigorated by competition with Intel Corp. But Dell is under investigation by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission for possible accounting misstatements. It still has not submitted a confirmed, official earnings report. The quarter's figures, as well as prior-quarter numbers, may be restated. Also, while Dell may be doing well in the server market, its notebook sales are not rising as fast as the market in general, and HP notebook sales growth is outpacing Dell's. Adding insult to injury, HP has overtaken Dell in PC sales. So while the hardware market is doing better than expected earlier this year, the spoils may not be evenly divided. Â
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US stocks opened higher on Monday, with Wall Street extending its year-end rally in what is expected to be a light, post-holiday trading day.
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U.S. stocks look set to open higher  on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's   better-than-expected third-quarter results, while  investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and other retail stocks rose  following better-than-expected January spending data, while  tech shares were buoyed by Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O.
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U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  led by computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, a day after it  reported a higher quarterly profit and issued an optimistic  forecast.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the Dow closing at its highest level in 3 1/2 years, boosted by a rebound in beaten-down drugmaker Pfizer Inc. , while tech stocks got a lift from a broker upgrade of Intel Corp. .
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U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as  Internet and semiconductor companies led technology shares  higher and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from record high prices.