US Blue Chips Flat; Oil Offsets Retailers
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U.S. blue chips were nearly unchanged  on Monday as a drop in oil company shares on sharply lower  crude prices offset reports of strong holiday sales from some  retailers.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Wednesday on a drop in oil prices, but the broad market was little changed due to lingering concerns about the troubled subprime mortgage industry.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended barely  higher on Friday as a spike in oil prices to near-record levels  pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of  high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
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Stocks were flat on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets, offsetting gains in the energy sector.
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NEW YORK - Stocks finished little changed on Monday (NY time) as a retreat in crude prices from a record high offset investors&#39; caution about the US presidential election and a fall in the dollar.
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Thursday as a continued drop in oil prices boosted investor  sentiment but the technology-packed Nasdaq was lower after a  brokerage cut its forecast on the semiconductor industry.
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U.S. stocks pared their gains and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was nearly flat on Friday, as investors sold energy shares, taking profits after several days of gains.
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BLUE chips in the United States recovered ground on Friday as falling oil prices offset a profit warning from aluminium-maker Alcoa, while a tech rally was fuelled by software-maker Oracle Corp.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks advanced on Thursday on optimism about strong profits from companies including Exxon Mobil Corp.  while the Nasdaq was flat.
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Blue-chip stocks ended flat on Wednesday after trimming steep losses late in the session amid speculation the Federal Reserve may act to cut the discount rate. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended lower but well off their worst levels of the day.
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Stocks were little changed on Thursday as rising oil prices cooled investors' enthusiasm for shares despite strong sales posted by retailers in September.
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Wall Street futures were flat on Tuesday, as a lack of economic news led investors to focus on the falling price of oil and the falling dollar. Investors were also assessing the merits of IBM's planned sale of its personal computer division to Lenovo, the Chinese computer group, for &#36;1.75bn.
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U.S. blue chips ended nearly unchanged  on Thursday in light volume but technology dipped lower as a  broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled  investors.
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U.S. blue chips declined slightly  early Monday afternoon, with gains in insurance company  American International Group Inc. AIG.N  and Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N offsetting a drop in energy stocks, which fell  along with crude oil prices.
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Stocks were mostly flat on Wednesday as worries about a sales forecast from Target Inc  and falling home prices were offset by gains in energy shares.
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Stocks finished little changed on Monday as a retreat in crude prices from a record high offset investors&#39; caution about the US presidential election and a fall in the dollar.
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U.S. blue chips opened flat on Friday,  but the Nasdaq gained on earnings from Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  late on Thursday that beat expectations.