Stocks Gain; Dow, S&P 500 at 2005 Highs
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing  the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh 2005 highs, as retail shares got a  boost from better-than-expected January retail sales, while an  unsolicited bid for Circuit City Stores Inc.CC.N raised hopes  for more M&A activity to come.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, as strong profits from such companies as Bear Stearns Cos. boosted optimism about the economy.
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Stocks rebounded on Thursday after brokerage upgrades sent the semiconductor sector to a 13-month high and fresh data pointed to a growing economy.
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The Dow industrial average and the S&P 500 briefly turned higher as shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co  , the No. 3 U.S. bank, led a rebound in financial shares, while the Nasdaq pared losses.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose, while the Nasdaq pared most of its early losses, on Tuesday as higher oil prices lifted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors said higher-than-expected inflation data was not necessarily going to lead to higher interest rates.
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Stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the Dow at an all-time intraday high and the Nasdaq up 1 percent as weaker-than-expected services data calmed interest-rate and inflation worries.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose late on Wednesday, rebounding from earlier losses of more than 2 percent each, as investors bought back shares they had bet against and the banking sector gained.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving   the Dow Jones industrial average up to within arm's length of   its all-time closing high, as data showing an unexpected rise   in August new home sales eased concerns about the outlook for   corporate profits.
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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 rose on Monday with the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials eking out closing records as higher energy shares and a fresh round of takeovers offset concerns about a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting an all-time intraday high, after a weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. services sector eased concerns about inflation and an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped  by a run of positive company earnings as well as Tuesday's  rally, which ended a four-day run of losses.
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Leading Wall St shares were given a boost by data showing stronger economic growth than expected and by a fall in oil prices. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones was up 56.46 points to 10,815.89 and the Nasdaq had risen by 6.12 points to 2,157.03.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, boosted by surprisingly high earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns Co. Inc. and economists' bullish estimates for stock indexes performance next year.
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U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, with the   Standard & Poor's 500 Index closing at a five-year-high as   investors snapped up technology shares, including Apple   Computer Inc. AAPL.O, on hopes that the recent slide in crude   oil prices will help corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to an all-time high for the second day in a row and driving the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector calmed inflation fears and added to hopes the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.