Shares rise on deals, oil and techs
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Stocks advanced on Monday, helped by deal news, cheaper oil and positive broker comments on the chip sector.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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Stocks gained on Friday as shares of energy companies got a boost from rising oil prices.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as optimism about tech spending and positive broker comments on companies such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  fueled a technology sector advance, offsetting worries about interest rates.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 up more than 1 percent as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and other energy companies advanced on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.
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Stocks moved higher in a late-session buying surge yesterday, as oil prices stepped back from their highs and investors shrugged off mixed economic data, focusing with renewed optimism on the government&#39;s upcoming jobs report.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as oil prices eased a little and Friday's start-of-quarter buying spree continued into the new week.
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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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Stocks jumped on Tuesday, led by gains in the Dow industrials as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a sharp rebound in oil prices.
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US stocks were higher on Wednesday even as crude oil prices touched a record at over $52 per barrel, which helped boost energy shares.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat. Technology shares sped ahead, led  by Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and Intel Corp. INTC.O
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as a drop in  oil futures and a flurry of merger deals, including one between  Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, helped rekindle  interest in recently battered tech shares.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Wednesday despite a lower reading on manufacturing activity and a spike in oil prices. Technology shares were unaffected by brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies...
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, helped  by technology shares Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O, which touched a  2 1/2 year high, and Intel Corp. INTC.O as well as a  resumption of falling oil prices.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to  open higher on Tuesday, as stronger oil prices are likely to  underpin energy stocks and investors bet on strong earnings  from network equipment maker Cisco Systems .
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U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as  Internet and semiconductor companies led technology shares  higher and crude oil retreated from record high prices.