U.S. Stock Funds Edge Higher As Inflation Jitters Abate A Bit      (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - U.S. stock mutual funds in August posted their best month since January, gaining an average 1.91% as the stock market shook off the malaise that has gripped it since May.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday  after two separate reports showed inflationary pressure was  held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply  in the same month.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on Friday while concerns about global inflation and borrowing costs prevailed and with only second-tier economic data expected.
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Stocks could move higher next week after a bond market rout led investors to wonder if the threat of inflation was on the horizon or if the economy was actually stronger than expected, and good for stocks.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on  Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish  comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about  the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a strong jobs report outweighed a weaker-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment, while a jump in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting an all-time intraday high, after a weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. services sector eased concerns about inflation and an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks extended gains in mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 index more than 1 percent, after reassuring data on the economy and amid optimism about the outlook for technology spending.
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Stocks rose for a third straight day on Friday after tame consumer price data put aside inflation fears, while an upgrade of bellwether Intel helped fuel gains in the tech sector.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday  as data showing inflation slowed last month boosted investors'  hopes that the Federal Reserve will keep to its course of only  measured interest rate hikes.
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Investor's Business Daily - U.S. stock funds in November posted their best month in a year and made it three up months in a row, as stocks resumed their climb after a poor showing in the first half .
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on   Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish   comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about   the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.
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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 edged higher on Wednesday,   putting the Dow Jones industrial average within view of its   all-time closing high after data showing an unexpected rise in   August new home sales.
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The Dow Jones index is close to its highest ever level as worries about US inflation ease.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday  after news that core inflation rose only slightly more than  expected last month. Strong earnings from computer maker  Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N and a major retail merger also  lifted Wall Street's mood.
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Stocks edged higher at the opening on Friday as data showing the U.S. trade gap narrowed more than expected in May offset concerns about rising interest rates.