Stocks Edge Higher; Oil at 21/2-Month Low
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Stocks gained slightly Friday and the major indicators ended higher for the second straight week. Crude oil futures continued their decline, falling below $43 per barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 months.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Wednesday as oil prices stayed below &#36;50 a barrel ahead of weekly crude inventory figures and U.S. consumer sentiment improved slightly in November.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    Oil prices, which approached record high levels this week, fell modestly on the New York Mercantile Exchange, giving investors hope that crude would retreat further, easing pressure on consumers and businesses...
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Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture bargain-priced shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 2 percent ahead of Google Inc.&#39;s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more ...
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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Oil prices edged higher on Thursday   after hitting six-month lows the previous session, but big U.S.   fuel stocks and hopes talks with Iran could avert a crisis over   its nuclear program weighed on sentiment.
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U.S. stocks barely budged on Wednesday  as a 2-week high in crude oil prices limited gains by  reigniting worry about energy costs eating into corporate  profits and consumer spending.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy companies' shares in a noncommittal market faced with conflicting data on the economy's health.
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Crude futures prices traded near two-month lows on Wednesday after the US government reported that commercially available oil supplies increased for the eighth straight week.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,  clawing back from Monday's losses, as oil prices held below $42  a barrel and a quiet Wall Street awaited December consumer  confidence data for direction.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher in early trading Tuesday as oil prices slipped below $46 per barrel, giving investors enough confidence to buy into an oversold market.    Wall Street has been worried that oil prices, which topped $49 per barrel late last week, would raise corporate costs and decrease consumer spending, a recipe for reduced third- and fourth-quarter earnings...
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 27.14, or 0.3 percent, to 10,066.04...
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged up by midsession on Thursday, bolstered by gains in resources-related stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. after a rise in crude oil prices above &#36;48 a barrel.
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NEW YORK - Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture attractively valued shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 2 percent ahead of Google Inc.'s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 110 points...
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U.S. stocks looked to rise on Tuesday,  with stock futures pointing to a slightly higher open, as oil  prices held below $42 a barrel and a quiet Wall Street awaited  December consumer confidence data for direction.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday,   putting the Dow Jones industrial average within view of its   all-time closing high after data showing an unexpected rise in   August new home sales.
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Stocks ended slightly higher on Friday but stayed near lows for the year as oil prices surged past &#36;46 a barrel, offsetting a positive outlook from computer maker Dell Inc.