US Stocks Open Up as Oil Hits New High
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US stocks opened slightly higher on Monday ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings. Oil prices climbed to new highs in London and New York.
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US stocks opened higher on Monday, with Wall Street extending its year-end rally in what is expected to be a light, post-holiday trading day.
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U.S. stock futures rose steadily  throughout the morning, pointing to a higher market open on  Friday, as sliding oil prices were a welcome sign for investors  on the opening day of the fourth quarter.
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NEW YORK - Another jump in oil prices pre-empted a strong rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though stocks managed to post modest gains on the strength of a consumer price report that put many investors' inflation fears to rest for the near term.    The three major indexes all finished the session higher, showing resiliency in the face of a new record high in oil futures fueled by continuing problems for Russian oil giant Yukos...
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved slightly higher Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, even as crude reached new highs and flirted with $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $48.90, up 20 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after setting a new intraday record earlier in the session at $49.40...
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, even as crude reached new highs and neared $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $49.33, up 63 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, continuing a climb that has sent new intraday highs with every quote...
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are called slightly higher at the open as investors use a letup in oil prices and some upbeat corporate news to add to positions...
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US stocks were headed for a higher open on Monday, with oil prices sliding and Wall Street looking to extend a year-end rally that has sent shares higher for three consecutive sessions.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,  with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil  producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through  the $50 a barrel mark.
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Energy shares rose on Wednesday as oil prices hit new highs, but stock market volume was light and indexes were moved little.
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U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day on   Wednesday, sending major indexes to their highest since May, as   battered energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N   rebounded and investors bet interest rates won't rise any time   soon.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,  as oil prices eased and insurance stocks extended gains from  their rally late on Monday.
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U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day on   Thursday, with the Dow briefly surpassing its record closing   high set in January 2000, driven by optimism about falling oil   prices.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on  Wednesday, a day after a sharp sell-off, as oil tumbled  further, easing concerns about the impact high crude prices  have on corporate profits and consumer spending.
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Oil climbed above $91 on Tuesday as stock markets rose on hopes of a fresh U.S. interest rate cut, with forecasts there will be a draw in U.S. distillate stocks and no change in OPEC output offering additional support.
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U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day on  Thursday, with the Dow briefly surpassing its record closing  high set in January 2000, driven by optimism about falling oil  prices.