US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday
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US markets ended a holiday-shortened week yesterday with Wall Street stocks up for a third consecutive day, on light trading amid mixed economic news.
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U.S. stocks advanced in sparse trading before a holiday on Friday after Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company restored enthusiasm about the recent takeovers that have driven an equity rally.
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NEW YORK - Stocks closed slightly higher in lackluster pre-holiday trading Wednesday, with a better-than-expected government report on oil inventories and good unemployment figures giving investors reasons to buy.
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The dollar edged up versus the euro on  Wednesday and kept most of the previous day's gains against the  pound, but traders and investors hesitated to take big  positions in quiet pre-holiday trade.
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With Wall Street in the final stretch of the year and the Dow Jones industrial average in record territory, investors expect next week to bring in even more holiday cheer.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed higher on Wednesday after Dell Inc.  reported better-than-expected earnings, setting the stage for gains by technology shares a day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a  slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a  report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of  expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.
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Stocks were expected to open higher on Tuesday as news of proposed mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the holiday weekend.
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U.S. stocks were up slightly on  Thursday in light trading ahead of the Christmas holiday amid a  year-end rally.
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U.S. stocks traded higher on Thursday  as strong durable goods data and an improvement in consumer  sentiment for December signaled economic strength, but trading  volumes were light before the Christmas holiday.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks moved modestly higher Monday. Investors are likely to do little trading this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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US stocks were set for a higher start on Monday, as investors awaited a key manufacturing report and looked to rebound from a tough June.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday as   gains in technology shares such as Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O   outweighed a sell-off in shares of energy and metals companies   following a pullback in commodity prices.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures were climbing early Tuesday, back from a long Labor Day holiday and a low-volume week during the Republican convention...
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) - The dollar edged higher against the yen Wednesday in Asia as investors covered short positions ahead of a Japanese market holiday Thursday.
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Europe's main stock exchanges edged higher on Monday after steep pre-weekend losses on Wall Street and ahead of a data-packed week, analysts said.
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Stock futures rose on Monday, pointing to a firmer open, as investors pinned hopes on a solid start to the holiday shopping season, while Apple Computer Inc  was helped by another brokerage raising its price target on the stock.