Nasdaq leads Wall Street higher
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by technology and biotechnology shares after positive brokerage comments on Apple Inc  and Amgen Inc .
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NEW YORK - Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture well-priced shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 1.6 percent ahead of Google Inc.'s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 67.10, or 0.7 percent, to 10,039.93...
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials up more than 100 points, after economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction. Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares...
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U.S. stocks traded higher on  Wednesday, with shares of drugmaker Merck & Co. MRK.N helping  to boost the Dow after its 2005 forecast offered relief to some  investors on Wall Street.
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Wall Street stocks are set for a slightly higher start on Thursday with a report on the services sector and employment data the likely trading focus.
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Wall Street stocks traded higher Friday as a strong retail sales report increased investors&#39; confidence about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 69.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, pushing the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as corporate takeover announcements, a rebound in the dollar and lower crude oil prices boosted optimism about the economic outlook.
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Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as deal speculation for a number of companies greeted investors returning from the Memorial Day long weekend.
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Stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rising 1 percent along with the Dow.
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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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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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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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Wall Street stocks were higher at mid-morning on Tuesday, as solid earnings reports from bluechip companies propelled the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the 14,000 threshold for the first time.
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Wall Street advanced in early trading, growing more upbeat about corporate profits after solid results from Apple, American Express and DuPont.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes more than 1 percent higher, as Wall Street joined Asian and European markets in a rebound after the recent global sell-off.
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Wall Street stocks were poised to open higher on Thursday, with deal activity priming the market as investors returned from the July 4 holiday.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to  open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance  in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top  slot in a thin day for company events.