Wall Street eyes higher open on rate-cut hopes
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as investors speculated that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates further to forestall the effect of the housing downturn on the economy.
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Wall Street was poised to start a shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest takeover news and before data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher   opening on Monday, extending last week's gains, on expectations   the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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Stocks opened higher on Monday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares on hopes that recent economic weakness will prompt the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates to avert a recession.
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Stocks opened higher after G.M. reached a tentative agreement with the U.A.W. and as another lackluster economic report stirred hopes the Fed will cut interest rates again.
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Wall Street stocks rallied on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred gains in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.
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Wall Street is set to open up on  Wednesday, recovering from the previous day's frantic sell-off,  after calming remarks from China as investors look ahead to U.S  preliminary GDP figures to judge the health of the economy.
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Wall Street advanced sharply Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting at which it is expected to cut interest rates again to revitalize the economy.
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Wall Street moved mostly higher as investors remained upbeat after the Federal Reserveâs interest rate cut last week.
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Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve's bold rate cut would help prevent the economy from slowing further and boost profits.
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Wall Street appeared to be headed higher as investors speculated that economic reports will give the Federal Reserve more reasons to cut interest rates.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on   Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish   comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about   the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.
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Stocks were modestly higher at the opening, bolstered by hopes the economy will dodge a recession through new rate cuts and government stimulus efforts.
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Wall Street stocks opened higher on Friday, buoyed by some upbeat earnings results as the dollar remained under pressure.
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U.S. stock index futures suggested a slightly higher open for Wall Street on Tuesday as news of proposed mergers and acquisitions added to optimism about the outlook for equities after the long holiday weekend.
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Wall Street appeared headed for a sharply higher open as G.E. posted earnings that met expectations, encouraging investors to buy back into stocks after a huge drop this week.
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U.S. stocks were headed for a higher  open on Monday, with oil prices sliding and Wall Street looking  to extend a year-end rally that has sent shares higher for  three consecutive sessions.