Stocks flat, Best Buy fuels spending worry
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Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as a favorable court ruling for Bristol-Myers Squibb and a pullback in benchmark bond yields tempered concerns over disappointing profits from Best Buy Co. Inc. .
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Monday, pausing for breath after last week's  post-election rally as another interest rate rise loomed, while  drug maker Pfizer Inc. weighed on the Dow and S&P 500 indexes.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday, as nervousness about the housing and credit markets offset stronger-than-expected data on durable goods orders.
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U.S. stocks were little changed in  fairly light trade on Wednesday after government reports for  July on durable goods orders and new home sales cast some doubt  on the strength of the economy.
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Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors bought defensive shares such as utilities and food producers, offsetting the drag from financial companies and fallout from the mortgage market.
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The first U.S. presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.
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Stocks were little changed on Friday as renewed worries about economic growth and inflation offset news of General Electric's  expanded share repurchase plan and earnings.
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Stocks looked to open flat on  Wednesday as investors await Friday's job figures and stay  cautious as concerns loom about potential disruptions to the  Republican party's convention in New York this week.
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Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as a sharp drop in consumer confidence in August stirred fresh doubt about the economy and expectations for Intel to pull in its quarterly revenue forecast weighed on technology stocks.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates wiped out early gains notched up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as anxiety that Friday's payrolls data may suggest the economy is headed into recession squelched earlier optimism over buoyant factory orders.
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Stocks were little changed on  Wednesday as a push to buy beaten-down shares after a steep  sell-off in the past week offset persisting concerns about  growth and investors' appetite for risk.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed concerns about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains racked up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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U.S. consumer spending was  unexpectedly flat in August, government data showed on  Thursday, as shoppers exercised restraint after splashing out  even more than previously thought during the previous month.
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U.S. stocks were heading for a flat open on Friday, as lingering nervousness about the housing and credit markets offset the benefit of stronger-than-expected data on U.S. durable goods orders.
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Wall Street was expected to open little changed on Monday, with investors on the watch for January retail sales data while merger fever spices up an otherwise flat corporate agenda.