Stocks End Higher; Caterpillar Leads Dow
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US stocks ended higher on Tuesday, after manufacturer and Dow component Caterpillar Inc. (CAT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) raised its sales forecast and a spike in crude oil prices pushed energy stocks higher.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after  a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability,  fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the  prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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U.S. stocks extended their rally on  Thursday, with the Dow at its highest close since March as oil  prices fell and relieved concerns about the impact of energy  costs on corporate profits and consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record closing high on strong earnings from a range of companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Companies and an improving outlook for both the U.S. economy and corporate profits.
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Stocks surged Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing at an all-time high and the S&P 500 finishing at its 2006 peak, as investors cheered strong earnings news from the banking sector, a drop in jobless claims and a rebound in the tech sector.
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The blue-chip Dow average ended  slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also  gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from  energy names attractive.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  as a drop in oil prices eased worries about high corporate  energy costs and American Express Co. AXP.N lifted the Dow  after the company said it will spin off its personal finance  unit.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology  shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability, fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on  Monday as optimism about fourth-quarter earnings  provided a  lift, but a late-day wave of program, or computerized, trading  wiped out earlier gains.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Wall Street stocks ended higher Wednesday, boosted by a late-day rally despite the record crude oil price of more than 52 US dollars per barrel.
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Stocks surged Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing at its highest point ever, the S&P 500 hitting a 5-1/2 year high and the Nasdaq composite rising more than 2 percent.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Leading Wall St shares were given a boost by data showing stronger economic growth than expected and by a fall in oil prices. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones was up 56.46 points to 10,815.89 and the Nasdaq had risen by 6.12 points to 2,157.03.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, helped by a wave of takeover news involving tech companies such as Avaya Inc. , but China's move to cool off its skyrocketing stock market limited Wall Street's broader advance and raised concern about a global equity sell-off.
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Leading shares closed higher after a late afternoon rally in response to an uptick in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) as crude prices slipped back in New York.