Stocks inch up on profits, await jobs data
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday as surprisingly strong profits from companies such as Archer Daniels Midland Co.  mitigated an unexpected fall in a key gauge of U.S. manufacturing.
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U.S. stocks shot higher on Tuesday,  reversing a four-day losing streak, as earnings from companies  like Johnson & Johnson and positive consumer confidence data  pleased Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday after news that the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in November, easing concerns about slowing growth.
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Stock futures edged up on Tuesday, pointing to a slightly higher market opening, after the government reported unit labor cost data that were viewed as encouraging news for the Federal Reserve on wage pressures
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Stocks moved narrowly higher in early trading Monday as investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday at the start of the earnings reporting season as investors bet companies will beat profit forecasts following signs of strength in the economy.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted ahead of a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as   investors were optimistic about corporate profits and the   Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a second   straight meeting, saying it expects inflation pressures to   moderate.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by an upbeat earnings outlook and favorable news in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, while economic data eased worries about a possible recession.
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Stocks inched higher early Thursday, as tame inflation and labor market reports soothed the sting of Nortel Networks&#39; profit warning.
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Wall Street stocks crept higher on Thursday after news of a modest increase in private sector employment and a larger-than-expected rise in new factory orders cheered cautious investors.
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U.S. stocks opened higher as Wall Street, looking to resume this weekâs rally, drew confidence from strong earnings from Oracle.
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US stocks extended their gains on Tuesday as oil prices slipped, easing concerns that energy costs would hurt corporate profits and helped raise hopes for improvement in the economy.
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Stocks edged higher on Thursday after data showed an unexpected rise in sales of new homes in September, while earnings from tech companies Motorola Inc  and EMC Corp  helped eased worries about third-quarter profits.
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Stocks rose modestly in light holiday trading Monday as investors awaited the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports, hopeful the news would override worries about record oil prices and a sputtering recovery.
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Stocks edged higher on Thursday as data showing a drop in weekly jobless claims eased worries on the economy and investors bought beaten-down technology shares.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday  after stronger-than-expected earnings from technology  bellwethers International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N and  Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N, while oil prices continued to   slide.