Market flat as financials offset Microsoft
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Stocks were little changed on Friday as optimism that fueled a sharp two-day rally faded on rumors of more trouble in the global financial sector, overshadowing strong earnings from Microsoft Corp  and Caterpillar Inc .
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Stocks were little changed on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light, with traders using any upward moves to take profits  near year's end.
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European equities were flat in early trade on Friday as losses for telecoms stocks offset gains for banks in cautious trade ahead of US jobs data later in the session.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  market open on Friday,  pausing after the previous day's big  rally, as Wall Street awaits key economic data, though gains by  computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O in overseas trading following  its earnings report could help technology stocks.
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Stocks were little changed on Friday as a declining appetite for risk and concerns about the subprime mortgage market offset optimism about data showing steady job growth.
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Stocks traded flat on Thursday as a report pointing to further deteoriation in housing rekindled concerns about the economy's health, offsetting expectations for another cut in interest rates.
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Wall Street was set for a flat start on Thursday but stellar results from Apple Computer  will underpin the technology sector ahead of earnings from network computer maker Sun Microsystems .
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Stocks were flat on the first session of 2008 on Wednesday as a number of downgrades in the chip sector were offset by gains in energy shares after oil rose more than $2 a barrel.
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Stocks were flat on Monday after another sharp fall in the Chinese market took some of the shine off another string of corporate acquisitions.
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THE sharemarket was virtually flat at the open today as losses in the financial sector and News Corp nullified gains in resources and gold stocks.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed  on Thursday, indicating a flat start on Wall Street after two  days of record closes on the Dow.
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U.S. blue chips were unchanged on  Wednesday, as investors were little swayed by a positive  government report on economic growth and worried that higher  oil prices will dampen corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Friday as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday's  rally, which saw the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX advance  to its highest close since August 2001.
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London equities were flat at midday, as investors wait for US employment data due to be released at 1.30 London time.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday, indicating a flat start on Wall Street after two days of record closes on the Dow.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday, held back by lingering concerns about growth and investors' appetite for risk in a choppy market.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a  stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to  excite Wall Street and oil prices held near $50 a barrel.