Stocks to swing with oil and Fed chief
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Volatility could be the name of the game on Wall Street next week as rising crude oil prices revive inflation fears and stock investors await congressional testimony from the Federal Reserve's chairman.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off of the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...
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U.S. shares are expected to open slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from Coca-Cola  will dominate a thin earnings calendar.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a higher start on Tuesday as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) prepared to appoint new chief executives and as soaring commodity prices were primed to boost stocks in the energy and mining sectors.
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Stocks headed for a lower open on Friday as oil prices topped $61 a barrel, raising concerns that the inflation-wary Federal Reserve may not cut benchmark U.S. interest rates any time soon.
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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 GS.N and Nike  NKE.N.
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NEW YORK - Investors will be looking ahead to the Federal Reserve&#39;s meeting and third-quarter earnings forecasts in Wall Street&#39;s short trading week after the Labor Day holiday.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  market open  on Thursday on volatile oil prices and as     investors awaited a key economic report and comments from the  Federal Reserve Bank chairman on Friday.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...
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U.S. shares were seen opening slightly  weaker on Wednesday as oil prices held near the $47 a barrel  level, while investors cooled to the Federal Reserve's   assessment of the economy.
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U.S. stock investors looking to recoup from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices pose to the economy and profits.
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U.S. stocks were set for a flat open  on Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest  rates, as oil prices nudged higher, although a deal between  Sprint and Nextel could help shares.
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U.S. stocks may gain and volume may  rebound as Wall Street goes back to work after the Labor Day  holiday, and investors bet the Federal Reserve will keep rates  unchanged at its meeting this month.
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The next meeting of the US Federal Reserve will dominate markets early in the week as investors look for clues about economic strength and the pace of interest rate hikes.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors focused on a pullback in oil prices before manufacturing data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that could give clues about the direction of interest rates.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a better start on Tuesday, and investors were waiting to hear the latest thoughts from Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman.
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Fed watchers are set to take over on  Wall Street next week as a Federal Open Market Committee  meeting could give stock investors more clues on the outlook  for interest rates.