Wall Street gains despite patchy economic news, dollar slide
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NEW YORK, Dec 26 : Wall Street continued a winning streak Thursday despite a slew of lackluster economic news, including a sharp slump in US new home sales, which pushed the dollar to new record lows against the euro.
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The dollar strengthened against major  European currencies in largely technical trading on Friday  after two U.S. economic reports matched or beat market  expectations.
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The dollar rose against the yen but  eased from three-week highs against the euro on Monday as  investors waited for key economic data this week to shed light  on the health of the U.S. recovery.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after  the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, but reassured  investors that inflation was in check and indicated the economy  was growing at a moderate pace.
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Wall Street shares got a lift Tuesday coming out of a holiday weekend from a drop in crude oil prices in New York and upbeat economic news from Japan and Germany.
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The dollar rallied across the board on  Wednesday in a technical rebound after two U.S. economic  reports prompted dealers to unwind large bets against the  currency.
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The dollar posted gains against the euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of US economic data that failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
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The dollar was little changed against the euro and rose against the yen on Wednesday as a spike in investor aversion to risk tentatively faded and U.S. stocks indexes rebounded from Tuesday's swoon.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst tumble since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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World stocks relinquished some of the previous day's gains on Tuesday while the dollar edged up from all-time lows as investors pondered the outcome of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, where a rate cut is widely expected.
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Wall Street advanced in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by the latest takeover news and stronger-than-expected manufacturing data.
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Wall Street stocks rebounded on Wednesday morning, following sharp falls in the leading indices on Tuesday.
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Wall Street extended its recovery from last week's big plunge, rising Thursday after several stable sessions helped buttress investor sentiment and allay some concerns about the economy.
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A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought.
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Wall Street fell sharply in early trading, then regained ground, turning higher in late morning as investors sorted through bad economic news and the Fedâs latest rate cut.
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Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday after a rebound in Asian and European markets, overlooking economic reports that pointed to a downturn in manufacturing and an increase in labor costs.
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The Nasdaq rose and the blue-chip Dow   edged up on Wednesday after a government report showed economic   growth, while slowing, remains fairly strong.