Market jumps on Countrywide, Microsoft
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Stocks jumped on Friday, driving the Nasdaq up 2 percent briefly and S&P 500 up 1 percent, after lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  said it expects to return to profitability this quarter, easing some fears about financial sector losses.
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Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials posting triple-digit gains as investors expressed relief following Sen. John Kerry&#39;s concession to President Bush.
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CHARLOTTE - Countrywide Financial Corp. , the biggest US mortgage lender, said profit will rebound from its first quarterly loss in 25 years as it cuts jobs and tightens lending standards. Shares rose $4.23, or 32.4 percent, to $17.30, the biggest increase in more than two decades.
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Stocks rose on Friday, capping Wall Street's best week in almost five years, after Microsoft Corp's  $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo Inc  overshadowed news that employers cut payrolls for the first time since 2003.
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Countrywide Financial Corp   posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday, but its  shares soared after the largest U.S. mortgage lender said it  expects to be profitable in the fourth quarter and in 2008, and  has weathered the worst of the housing downturn.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat, pushing the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, boosted by gains from Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  and online marketplace EBay Inc. EBAY.O.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, driving all three major stock indexes up more than 1 percent, as nearly a week of steep declines made shares' valuations look enticing to buyers.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday as the housing market slumped, but its shares soared after the largest U.S. mortgage lender projected a return to profit this quarter as it slashes jobs and regains its footing.
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Stock index futures rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and as a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped boost investor confidence.
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Investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction, and Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares. The Dow Jones industrials gained 100 points in morning trading.
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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 rallied on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat and pushed the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, with tech shares lifted by Microsoft  Corp.MSFT.O and online marketplace eBay Inc.EBAY.O
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Despite $1.2 billion third quarter loss, Countrywide Financial Corp. shares soared and officials say the company expects to return to profitability
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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 rose on Friday, after data showed new home sales unexpectedly rose in July and new orders for durable goods surged, reassuring investors about the economy's health, although credit concerns remained.
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Stock index futures jumped on Friday after Countrywide Financial Corp.  reported quarterly results and said it negotiated additional liquidity.
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Buoyed by another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut and by Microsoftâs $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the broad stock market rose last week.