Stocks 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. (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shot up 8 percent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast.
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Stocks ended higher on Monday, helped by strong results from IBM  that eased worries about the economy and sparked a rebound after last week's losses.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday as   gains in technology shares such as Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O   outweighed a sell-off in shares of energy and metals companies   following a pullback in commodity prices.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected profits and more merger news.
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U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up more than 1 percent, as investors hunted for bargains among large cap technology shares.
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U.S. stocks rallied further on Friday,  as a bright business outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. and  a further dip in oil prices powered blue chips and tech stocks  to close the week at their highest level in months.
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Stocks ended higher on Tuesday, led by technology shares as Apple's strong profit and a Chinese distribution deal for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion suggested the sector is the place to hide from a slowing U.S. economy.
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Technology stocks jumped on Wednesday after personal computer maker Dell Inc.'s  strong earnings, while the Dow ended slightly higher as Alcoa's  shares rose -- tempering the effect of falling oil prices on energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cutting his stake in General Motors Corp.
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U.S. technology stocks climbed on Wednesday, helped by a strong earnings report from personal computer maker Dell Inc. , but the Dow was little changed as a drop in oil prices hit energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cut his stake in General Motors Corp.
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Stocks extended their rally on Friday, led by technology shares after computer maker Dell Inc.  shot up 8 percent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast.
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Technology stocks ended higher on Thursday after mobile phone maker Nokia raised its earnings forecast, but blue chips closed fell as oil prices climbed almost $2 a barrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected and  said inflation was in check and the economy is growing at a  moderate pace despite a rise in energy prices.
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U.S. stocks ended higher for the  second session in a row on Wednesday, 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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U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, with support seen from solid earnings and a likely rise in tech shares after a management reshuffle at Dell Inc.  sent the computer maker's stock soaring.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, helped  by technology shares Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O, which touched a  2 1/2 year high, and Intel Corp. INTC.O as well as a  resumption of falling oil 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.
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U.S. stocks ended marginally higher on Tuesday after oil prices pulled back from a session high near $60 a barrel, offsetting a sell-off in the tech sector after National Semiconductor Corp. lowered its outlook.