Wall Street seen mixed on firm oil, mergers
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U.S. shares headed for a flat to mildly higher opening on Friday amid a thin corporate and economic diary and as oil prices just below $60 a barrel were likely both to boost energy shares and fan inflation worries.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. The broader market was largely flat, but the tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index posted robust gains...
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A mixed opening is seen for U.S. on Tuesday as markets await earnings from retail giants Wal-Mart Stores  and Home Depot  and inflation data to evaluate the impact of high oil prices on the economy.
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Wall Street was set for a weaker start on Wednesday, taking a cue from an uptick in crude oil prices, while investors will also watch out for home sales data.
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Wall Street closed mixed yesterday as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores and a flurry of acquisition activity.
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NEW YORK Investors were unmoved by the Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s improved assessment of the economy or by a steep drop in oil prices, leaving stocks marginally mixed Wednesday in light trading.
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Wall Street headed for a firm start on  Monday as oil fell below the $60 mark for the first time in six  months, but existing home sales data will dominate the  limelight as investors try to assess the extent of the U.S.  economic slowdown.
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Oil-supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street&#39;s year-end rally would continue.
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U.S. shares looked set to open lower on Tuesday, with stock exchange operators Nasdaq  and NYSE Group Inc.  in focus as a result of developments in their respective transatlantic merger endeavors.
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Wall Street was set to open slightly  firmer on Thursday, recovering some lost ground after  Wednesday's sell-off, but lofty crude prices and worry about  profit warnings will cap investor enthusiasm.
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Wall Street headed for a firm start on   Monday as oil fell below the $60 mark for the first time in six   months, but existing home sales data will dominate the   limelight as investors try to assess the extent of the U.S.   economic slowdown.
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U.S. stocks looked to open a touch  higher  on Tuesday, with Wall Street welcoming a slip in oil  prices and a report of a possible $24 billion takeover of  cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N by Johnson &  Johnson JNJ.N.
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NEW YORK - A fresh upturn in oil prices left stocks mixed Friday even as a satisfactory report on durable goods orders provided new evidence that the economy might be gaining traction. Downbeat outlooks from a pair of microchip makers weighed on tech stocks...
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in quiet trading Wednesday as investors weighed rising oil prices against a pair of government reports that gave conflicting signals about the economy.    With the Republican convention still ahead, crude futures back up after three days of declines and a long list of worries preoccupying Wall Street, investors don't seem to be in any hurry to commit money to stocks...
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Wall Street was set for a weaker start  on Wednesday, taking a cue from an uptick in crude oil prices,  while investors will also watch out for home sales data.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices climbed close to $51 per barrel and investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at $50.63, up 72 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Monday as investors awaited a report on June manufacturing activity.