Stocks flat as oil sector up, rate fears linger
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Stocks barely budged on Monday as rising oil prices lifted the energy sector, but investors' worries about higher interest rates hurt rate-sensitive issues like home builders and retailers.
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Stocks were little changed on Thursday as rising oil prices cooled investors' enthusiasm for shares despite strong sales posted by retailers in September.
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Stocks traded essentially flat Thursday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and remained on guard for comments policymakers might make about the economy.
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U.S. stocks were set to open flat on  Wednesday as high crude oil prices and profit warnings weighed  on the market on the eve of a new earnings reporting season.
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U.S. stocks were mostly flat on  Tuesday as record oil prices and economic data showing  slower-than-expected growth weighed on the markets.
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Wall Street was poised for a flat start on Tuesday despite support from a firmer dollar and crude oil prices falling to a 1-month low.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after a report showed a larger-than-expected rise in  weekly jobless claims, but a continued drop in oil prices  boosted investor sentiment.
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U.S. stocks hovered near the unchanged  mark on Tuesday as investors took another pause after last  week's big rally, with the Fed expected to raise interest rates  a quarter point on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open nearly  unchanged on Monday, with high oil prices hitting a new record  amid light trading volume on the Columbus Day holiday.
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Stocks were little changed in choppy trading on Wednesday, as higher oil prices lifted energy shares and gains in semi-conductor stocks offset earlier losses tied to a disappointing economic report.
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Stocks were little changed on Monday as surging oil prices boosted energy stocks and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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U.S. stocks looked set for little  change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions  were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible  effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a  worry for investors.
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U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday  as another slip in oil prices offset a decision by China's  central bank to raise interest rates.
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Oil prices hovered around flat on  Tuesday as milder weather in the immediate term eased concerns  about thin fuel stocks, but worries about possible supply  disruption in the Middle East and Russia limited selling.
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U.S. stocks looked to open little  changed on Wednesday, a day after staging a late rally on heavy  machinery maker Caterpillar Inc.'s CAT.N raised sales  forecast, but high oil prices will remain on investors' minds  ahead of U.S. crude inventories data.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Thursday, as investors were cautious about making large bets  before Friday's jobs report and energy stocks limited advances  as oil continued its slide.
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U.S. stocks finished little changed on   Monday as investors' reluctance to take big positions before   inflation data and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest   rates later this week outweighed the boost that energy   companies' shares got from rising oil prices.