Unemployment, Oil News Keep Stocks Mixed
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Thursday as investors weighed a rise in unemployment claims against a slight drop in oil prices.    In the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 43.51, or 0.4 percent, to 10,065.67, one day after it lost more than 135 points...
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Wall Street finished mixed Friday as lackluster economic reports offered investors little incentive to place big bets ahead of a long weekend. Disappointing data on manufacturing, consumer confidence and import prices reminded investors the economy is struggling. As a result, a week that began with a rally closed on a subdued note.
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Shares shuffled to a mixed finish yesterday, rebounding from earlier lows as oil prices retreated after surging past $50 a barrel.
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Oil supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts Wall Street&#39;s year- end rally would continue.
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Stocks rallied in quiet trading, as oil prices fell for a fourth consecutive day and a pair of government reports gave a mixed picture of the economy.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting. Technology shares inched higher despite brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies    With trading light, the markets were slow to react to the August reading of the Institute of Supply Management's manufacturing index, which declined to 59.0 in August, lower than the 59.8 percent expected on Wall Street...
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Stocks were mixed in a listless session yesterday as investors collected profits for a second consecutive day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.
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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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Stocks edged lower Wednesday as investors weighed rising oil prices against a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture about the economy.
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NEW YORK - Stocks sagged Wednesday as oil jumped to a fresh record high on a mixed report about U.S. crude inventories, and investors awaited the government's jobs creation report and signs of economic strength...
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Monday, as a mixed batch of earnings reports gave investors  little direction, although a slip in oil prices helped support  equities.
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A mixed opening is seen for U.S. on Tuesday as markets await earnings from retail giants Wal-Mart Stores  and Home Depot  and inflation data to evaluate the impact of high oil prices on the economy.
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Oil prices were mixed Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. government fuel stocks data that were expected to show the country's supplies of crude fell last week.
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NEW YORK - A fresh upturn in oil prices left stocks mixed Friday even as a satisfactory report on durable goods orders provided new evidence that the economy might be gaining traction. Downbeat outlooks from a pair of microchip makers weighed on tech stocks...
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US STOCKS were narrowly mixed yesterday as investors digested a jump in second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.
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Oil-supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street&#39;s year-end rally would continue.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.