Stocks Boosted By Changes At The Top
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Starbucks and Bear Stearns climb on management changes; Microsoft goes shopping; housing and consumer credit data on tap.
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Stocks advanced on Thursday as a rebound in global equity markets helped boost investment banks' shares and strong earnings from U.S. retailers on strong monthly sales allayed worries about the economy's health.
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Stocks jumped on Friday as surprisingly strong data on home sales and factory orders relieved anxiety about the economy and bolstered confidence after weeks of market turbulence.
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Stocks rose as investors looked past rate cut disappointment and reversed Tuesday's sell-off.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after forecast-topping results from companies such as IBM and Juniper Networks shifted investor focus back on to earnings optimism, away from subprime jitters.
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U.S. stocks surged ahead on Friday,  boosted by a rise in cigarette makers after a favorable court  ruling and a weaker-than-expected jobs report that eased  concerns about faster interest-rate hikes.
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Stocks rose on Friday after news the  economy added more than twice the number of jobs expected last  month, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its highest  in more than 2 1/2 years.
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Tuesday, buoyed by news of an executive reshuffle at Starbucks Corp  and as a rise in oil prices spurred gains in energy shares.
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Stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up more than 2 percent, after investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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Stocks jumped on Thursday, driving  both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes up more than  1 percent as stocks rebounded, led by gains in financial  services companies and retailers.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, bouncing back after the prior session's sell-off, as investors snapped up beaten-down financial shares.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday after economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction. Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares...
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The Nikkei average changed course and  moved higher on Friday as investors scooped up Advantest Corp  and others that were seen to have fallen too much.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, sending the broader market to its best week in five months, as surprisingly strong economic data eased concerns about the economy's health and investors bet equities may be stabilizing after weeks of turmoil.
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U.S. stocks rose further in late afternoon trade on Friday, sending major indexes up more than 1 percent, as investors bet that the market may be finding its feet after weeks of turmoil, while surprisingly strong data eased concerns about the economy.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials 110 points higher, as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive created excitement over a possible merger in the tech sector. The markets were poised to end the week appreciably higher...
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Global stock markets bounced back last week, and on Wall Street the three major stock indexes posted healthy gains.