Wall Street opens higher on GM deal
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday after General Motors Corp  reached a deal ending a strike and a report on durable goods orders added to expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again to spur growth.
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Stocks gained on Wednesday as a tentative labor agreement at General Motors Corp  eased worries about Detroit's automakers and more weak economic data added to expectations for another cut in interest rates.
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Wall Street was poised for a higher open on Friday, lifted by positive news from the technology sector, including higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a stock buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Stock futures pointed to a rise on Wall Street on Wednesday, buoyed by General Motors Corp.'s  deal with the United Auto Workers, as well as expectations of more Federal Reserve rate cuts.
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Wall Street was expected to open lower on growing fears rocketing oil prices will crimp corporate profit growth, with General Motors Corp.'s (GM.N) under pressure on a report orders may slip.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after conglomerate General Electric Co. posted  better-than-expected earnings, giving the market some positive  news as it tries to bounce back from hitting fresh 2005 lows in  the previous session.
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Wall Street was set to open higher on  Monday, with advertising group Grey Global GREY.O in the  spotlight after a UK rival agreed to a $1.31 billion deal to  buy the company, while investors will be eyeing higher oil  prices and awaiting economic releases later in the week.
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Wall Street appeared headed for a sharply higher open as G.E. posted earnings that met expectations, encouraging investors to buy back into stocks after a huge drop this 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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US stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday as oil prices slipped with a lightly staffed Wall Street remaining cautious during the Republican party convention in New York amid heavy security and concerns of possible attacks.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.
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An advance in the shares of General Motors Corp. helped U.S. blue-chip stocks swing into positive territory in afternoon trade on Thursday after the automaker posted a stronger-than-expected rise in February sales.
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Wall Street rose moderately in early trading, boosted by news that Merrill Lynch will receive an investment of up to $6.2 billion from two investment groups.
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Shares of General Motors Corp   and Ford Motor Co.  rose on Friday after Deutsche Bank  raised its rating on the two U.S. automakers, citing the  potential to reduce health-care costs through an agreement with  the United Auto Workers union.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after brokerages upgraded General Motors Corp.  and Merck & Co.  and McDonald's Corp.  boosted its annual dividend by 50 percent.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday after Ford Motor Co.  raised its earnings forecasts, but Qualcomm Inc.  weighed on the Nasdaq index after the wireless technology company said it would review how it accounts for technology royalties.
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US stocks opened higher on Monday, with Wall Street extending its year-end rally in what is expected to be a light, post-holiday trading day.