Campbell beats view and raises outlook, shares jump
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Campbell Soup Co.  posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday and raised its full year outlook, sending its shares to a seven-year high, even as U.S. soup sales fell.
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Leading shares finished the session comfortably higher, at their best levels in almost 2-1/2 years, boosted by positive news from BSkyB and a broadly positive morning on Wall Street, dealers said.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, after data suggested a stronger-than-expected jobs market and an upgrade of General Motors Corp.  sent the auto maker's shares higher.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with the S&P 500 touching a six-year high and the Nasdaq jumping more than 1 percent, after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Ciena and Costco, improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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The Nasdaq composite index rose on Thursday following a reassuring profit and outlook report from Oracle Corp  that lifted the technology sector, but the broad market was little changed as troubles at a major bond insurer weighed down the financial sector.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday 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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Stocks rose on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected data on the services sector boosted optimism about U.S. economic growth and profits.
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Campbell Soup Co. CPB.N on Monday  posted a better-than-expected 9 percent rise in profit, sending  shares to a near three-year high, as heavy promotions and  product improvements spurred soup sales.
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U.S. stocks jumped higher  on Tuesday  as better-than-expected corporate earnings from companies like  Johnson & Johnson and DuPont and positive consumer confidence  data lifted the mood on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after  reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter  matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up  above expectations in late August, but volume was feather light  ahead of the upcoming Republican convention in New York City.
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by takeover news and data showing stronger manufacturing growth in June even as price pressures eased.
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U.S. stock futures inched higher on Tuesday, pointing to a higher market open, after strong profits from Tyco International Ltd.  and other companies boosted optimism about company profits, and a jump in oil prices pushed up shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. .
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US stocks gained on optimism the US presidential election would produce a clear winner, acting as the catalyst to lift share prices the rest of the year.
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NEW YORK -- Stocks pushed higher Tuesday, lifting the Dow Jones industrials to their high for the year, as investors focused on improved consumer confidence and regional economic figures rather than further evidence of weakness in the housing sector. In midafternoon trading, the Dow rose to its high...
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Stocks rose on Thursday after reassuring results from Oracle Corp  and a higher earnings outlook from Qualcomm Inc  helped to lift the technology sector.
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Campbell reports a hearty and satisfying quarter.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.