Stocks eye earnings and services data
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Wall Street's quarterly earnings frenzy is starting to taper off, but U.S. stock investors will still have plenty of numbers to watch this week.
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U.S. stock investors looking to recoup  from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep  one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings  due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices  pose to the economy and profits.
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U.S. stocks inched lower on Monday as investors were hesitant to add positions after last week's broad gains and awaited a report on the U.S. service sector to yield clues about the outlook for the economy.
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NEW YORK - Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and corporate earnings outlooks this week, and the slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.
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Wall Street is expected to have a firm start on Thursday, adding to the previous session's gains, but markets will look to a spate of economic reports for direction, dealers said.
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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    Investors may be seeing some buying opportunities after Monday, when gloomy outlooks from the consumer staples group weighed heavily on the market; a strong reading on new housing construction provided additional incentive...
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NEW YORK - Investors will be looking ahead to the Federal Reserve&#39;s meeting and third-quarter earnings forecasts in Wall Street&#39;s short trading week after the Labor Day holiday.
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A new reporting period for company earnings kicks into gear this week, giving investors a bit of hard data to chew on, and markets could be volatile if the price of crude oil stays north of &#36;50 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks were likely to open flat  on Wednesday, with high oil prices and profit warnings weighing  on the market before earnings reports start and key jobs data  is released this week.
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Wall Street is expected to have a firm  start on Thursday, adding to the previous session&#39;s gains, but  markets will look to a spate of economic reports for direction,  dealers said.
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Summer's here, and investors will be watching to see if this week's economic data and the recent dealmaking surge can keep stocks from succumbing to the seasonal doldrums.
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A light economic calendar this week should give traders a chance to look ahead to second-quarter earnings announcements.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, as investors awaited data that could shed more light on the health of the economy.
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Stocks may come under pressure this week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched.
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Wall Street stocks were poised to test   fresh highs on Friday, boosted by weakness in the oil price,   with investors firmly focused on a swathe of data as they scour   for clues on the strength of the economy.
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Soaring crude prices plus worries  about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to  hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the  summer doldrums.
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Stock investors will look to earnings  reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.   and Target Corp.  next week as well as new soundings on  consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state  of the U.S. economy.