Nasdaq Ends Up, Dow Slips
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The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after Caterpillar Inc.
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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, pushing the Nasdaq to its best day in more than a year, as investors snapped up beaten down technology shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
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The Nasdaq and S&P 500 rounded out   their best month since January while the Dow posted its biggest   monthly gain since April, with all three indexes ending flat on   Thursday as investors hesitated to make big bets before   Friday's closely watched jobs report.
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The Dow Jones industrial average ended slightly lower while the Nasdaq composite index inched higher yesterday as investors waited for hints from the Federal Reserve about the pace of interest-rate increases.
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The Nasdaq composite index turned higher while the S&P 500 and Dow pared early losses on Wednesday as expectations of another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve helped investors overcome disappointment from Yahoo Inc's  revenue outlook.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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NEW YORK - Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassurance from the Federal Reserve.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 16.22, or 0.2 percent, at 10,221.11...
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  for the second straight session, lifted by better-than-expected  earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N  and a retreat in crude oil prices.
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Stocks edged higher on Thursday after data showed an unexpected rise in sales of new homes in September, while earnings from tech companies Motorola Inc  and EMC Corp  helped eased worries about third-quarter profits.
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Stocks jumped on Friday, driving the Nasdaq up 2 percent briefly and S&P 500 up 1 percent, after lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  said it expects to return to profitability this quarter, easing some fears about financial sector losses.
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US stocks extended their gains on Tuesday as oil prices slipped, easing concerns that energy costs would hurt corporate profits and helped raise hopes for improvement in the economy.
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Wall Street finished moderately higher in fitful trading Thursday as investors, still nervous about the economy, decided to buy back into the market.
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Stocks gained in volatile trading on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, boosted by a deal for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and earnings that sparked some optimism about corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up more than 1 percent, as investors hunted for bargains among large cap technology shares.
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US stocks finished higher on Friday, as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil prices fell from their peak.
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U.S. stocks ended higher for a second  session in a row on Wednesday, lifted by  better-than-expected  earnings from companies including Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and a drop in crude oil prices.
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Stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rising 1 percent along with the Dow.