Stocks inch up, Gulf oil find helps Chevron
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday in   slow trading as Chevron Corp. CVX.N gained on news it   successfully drilled for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, offsetting   a drop in Viacom Inc. VIAb.N after its chief executive quit.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, boosted by  optimism about the week's earnings announcements, but record  crude oil prices limited advances.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved slightly higher Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, even as crude reached new highs and flirted with $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $48.90, up 20 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after setting a new intraday record earlier in the session at $49.40...
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth, while shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  advanced on rising oil prices.
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US stocks drifted higher today, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher in quiet trading Wednesday as a pair of government reports offered conflicting signals about the economy and oil prices declined.    Despite the modest rise in share prices, investors have been in no hurry to commit new money to stocks...
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Stocks gained on Wednesday, helped by gains in energy shares as oil prices neared $73 a barrel and a rebound in beaten-down financial shares a day after a sharp sell-off on worries about a crisis in the subprime mortgage industry.
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Stocks advanced on Thursday as a gain of more than $1 a barrel in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , offsetting disappointment over a profit report from Goldman Sachs .
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The Nasdaq rose and the blue-chip Dow   edged up on Wednesday after a government report showed economic   growth, while slowing, remains fairly strong.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted ahead of a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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Stocks edged higher on Wednesday as   beaten-down energy shares including Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N   rebounded, while concerns about a leak investigation at   Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N hurt the computer maker.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Wednesday, but energy shares, including ChevronTexaco Corp.  CVX.N, lent support after crude oil prices jumped above $48 a  barrel.
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U.S. stocks pointed to a slightly higher open on Monday as investors seek bargains and oil prices stay below last week's record high of nearly &#36;50 a barrel.
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NEW YORK - Stocks drifted higher Monday, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
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U.S. stocks looked to open slightly  higher on Tuesday, despite oil prices above $50 a barrel, as  the market readies to extend its streak of gains in four of the  last five sessions.
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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted as investors awaited a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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U.S. stocks moved higher late on  Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped,  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O boosted the tech-heavy  Nasdaq and data showed that factory activity stayed at a  healthy pace last month.