Stock market signals mixed on high oil prices, loonie moves close ...
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TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Thursday as investors weighed the impact of rising oil prices and awaited major corporate earnings reports and employment data.
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lue-chip stocks ended barely higher yesterday as a spike in oil prices to near-record levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel and investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at $51.23, up $1.29, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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NEW YORK Another rise in oil prices is putting some pressure on stocks, which are mixed. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 12 points at ten-thousand-165.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on oil prices, which still hovered near $50 per barrel.    According to the Commerce Department, the nation's GDP grew 3.3 percent from April to June, upping its previous estimate of 2.8 percent growth...
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NEW YORK Sept. 29, 2004 - US stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open as investors take on board a persistently high oil price and reflect on Tuesday&#39;s poor consumer confidence reading.
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(NEW YORK) -- A decrease in crude oil prices boosted the blue chips, but the broader market ended the day mixed. The Dow industrials gained 11.5 points, to 10,661.
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TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets were mainly lower Thursday afternoon as oil prices inched toward record levels and investors dealt with lacklustre economic data.
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Investors turned to profit-taking yesterday, leaving stocks mixed after nearly two weeks of solid gains. Another drop in oil prices limited the market&#39;s losses.
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Wall Street looked set for a mixed start on Thursday as oil prices remained near two-week highs and investors braced for a clutch of economic data and earnings from high-profile firms like Goldman Sachs  and Nike .
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NEW YORK - A surge in oil prices and a disappointing report on retail sales prompted investors to cash in some profits Tuesday, keeping stocks narrowly mixed.    With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day, renewing investors' fears of a further drop-off in consumer spending due to higher gasoline prices...
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Stocks were set to start mixed on Friday, as traders absorb a small drop in durable goods orders and the higher price of oil. On Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 70.
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NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed close to $51 per barrel and kept stocks mixed Tuesday as investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at a record high $50.85, up 94 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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NEW YORK - A slowdown in economic growth and oil prices hovering around $48 per barrel renewed Wall Street's fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings Thursday and kept stocks mixed.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.70, or 0.5 percent, to 10,059.48, one day after the index lost more than 135 points...
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TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets were lower Monday morning on a mixed series of earnings reports and oil prices that continued to hover around the $55 US a barrel level.
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NEW YORK - Rising oil prices offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed in light trading.    Investors welcomed the latest Labor Department report, which showed 319,000 new claims for the past week, down 44,000 from a week ago...
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Stocks inched higher in quiet trading Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy and oil prices declined.