S&amp;P 500 Rises as Veritas Advances on Report; Gains Are Limited
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The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index rose, spurred by gains among computer-related shares after the New York Times reported Symantec Corp.
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Wall Street stocks crept higher on Thursday after news of a modest increase in private sector employment and a larger-than-expected rise in new factory orders cheered cautious investors.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Thursday  as better-than-expected economic data and healthy company  earnings lifted the mood on Wall Street, but higher oil prices  limited the gains.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, keeping Nasdaq trade flat.
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U.S. blue chips rose on Wednesday  after American International Group AIG.N hiked its dividend  and crude oil prices edged down, but advances in technology  shares were limited by weakness in chip stocks.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as a report showing a surprisingly robust services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would weather fallout from a slowing housing market.
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By The Associated Press. World markets posted modest gains in light pre-holiday trading yesterday, fueled by Wall Street&#39;s strong rally over the last week.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the S&P 500 up 1 percent and the Nasdaq climbing to its highest in a little more than six years, as investors got some reassuring news about the economy's health from government data pointing to moderate core inflation, excluding food and energy.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as a scarcity of profit warnings fueled optimism over the corporate reporting season, enabling the market to regain its footing after a sharp drop the previous session.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Monday in light holiday trade before the rush of  third-quarter earnings later this week, but a jump in the price  of oil to a record near $54 a barrel limited gains.
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U.S. blue chips rose  on Thursday,  boosted by Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N following its move to buy  Guidant Corp. GDT.N, but market gains were limited after  Goldman Sachs posted disappointing revenues.
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The S&P 500 index on Thursday rose more than 1 percent as stocks extended gains, helped by optimism about a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy.
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US blue-chip stocks rose slightly on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but climbing oil prices limited gains.
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Stocks extended their rally on Friday,  lifting the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX to a 3-year  high, while bonds and gold rose and the dollar and oil dropped.
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U.S. stocks advanced slightly on  Monday as investors were optimistic that corporate earnings  reports may exceed expectations, but oil at a fresh record near  $54 a barrel curbed gains.
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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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U.S. stocks extended gains on   Wednesday, putting the Dow within sight of its record high, as   a report showed an unexpected rise in August new home sales,   overshadowing concern raised by data depicting a fall in   durable goods orders.