Stocks gain on earnings as Dow tops 14,000
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing the Dow past the 14,000 milestone, boosted by stronger-than-expected earnings and takeover activity.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to an all-time high for the second day in a row and driving the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector calmed inflation fears and added to hopes the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as   worries about the outlook for profit growth failed to slow   momentum after the Dow average came within sight of its   all-time high in the prior session.
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U.S. stocks broke a four-day losing  streak to end higher on Tuesday, as better-than-expected  earnings from companies like Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and  positive consumer confidence data pleased Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, propelling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record, as surprisingly strong profits from companies such as Archer Daniels Midland Co.  offset an unexpected fall in a key gauge of U.S. manufacturing.
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Stocks cut losses, with the Dow turning slightly higher on Wednesday, led by the gains in banks as investors were forced to buy shares of companies they had made bets against.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high, after a strong profit and outlook from Cisco Systems Inc.  boosted optimism about corporate profits.
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Stocks rallied early Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting a new record trading high, after closing at its best level ever on Tuesday.
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Tokyo's Nikkei rose 1.14 percent by  midday on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors  to scoop up bargains, including key technology shares,  following nine days of losses.
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Stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the Dow at an all-time intraday high and the Nasdaq up 1 percent as weaker-than-expected services data calmed interest-rate and inflation worries.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  for the second straight session, lifted by better-than-expected  earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N  and a retreat in crude oil prices.
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Stocks climbed on Friday, with gains on all three major indexes topping 1 percent, as strong results from Research in Motion lifted the technology sector while a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank boosted financial stocks.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday as large-cap companies such as IBM  and Honeywell International Inc.  reported earnings that beat forecasts, shifting investors' focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime credit worries.
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Stocks rallied on Wednesday, led by gains in the tech sector after Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong profits and outlook reinforced optimism about earnings.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by an upbeat earnings outlook and favorable news in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, while economic data eased worries about a possible recession.
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The giant technology company gave Wall Street a pleasant surprise by announcing quarterly earnings that were far higher â up 24 percent â than most analysts had forecast.
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NEW YORK, July 19 -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time Thursday, having climbed 1,000 points in three months as strong corporate earnings overpowered fallout from the deteriorating housing market.