US stocks up on durable goods news; chips down
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US stocks got a mild boost on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but climbing oil prices limited gains.
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US stocks rose for a third day on Thursday as strong durable goods orders and a report that showed consumers&#39; moods remain buoyant helped the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 index set new multiyear highs.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as several major corporate deals pointed to optimism about the economy, outweighing sharp losses by blue-chip Pfizer Inc.  after the world's No. 1 drug company dropped a key experimental product.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Wednesday after government reports for July on durable goods  orders and new home sales cast some doubt on the strength of  the economy.
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US stocks eked out small gains on Friday, buoyed by steel producers amid concerns about a shortage of the metal, and retailers, as consumers shopped hard on so-called &quot;Black Friday&quot; -- considered the start of the traditional holiday
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U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday,  shrugging off rebounding oil prices, as several retailers  posted strong earnings and two reports eased worries that the  U.S. economic recovery is losing steam.
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U.S. stocks extended gains on Thursday after data showing a larger-than-expected rise in new orders at factories in November eased worries about the economy.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, sending the Dow up 1 percent to a record after retailers posted upbeat monthly sales figures and outlooks, boosting optimism about consumer spending.
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New orders for U.S. durable goods rose by a weaker-than-expected 0.6 percent in April as volatile transportation orders fell, while initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 15,000 in the latest week, government reports showed on Thursday.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic downturn after Goldman Sachs forecast a U.S. recession in 2008.
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Orders for durable goods including computers and communications equipment rose last month by the most since March, evidence that US manufacturing is gaining momentum less than two months before the presidential election.
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U.S. stocks rose modestly on Friday  after durable goods orders for August, excluding transportation  orders, exceeded market expectations, but gains were capped as  investors focused on high oil prices.
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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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Stocks opened down on Wednesday after  weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness  about growth in the economy and corporate profits.
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New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods excluding the volatile transportation sector rose more  than expected in July and the number of workers seeking jobless  benefits fell slightly last week, government reports showed on  Thursday.
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NEW YORK - Stocks are not expected to move much at the open Friday, with no big earnings news on the schedule, though a report on U.S. durable goods could set the tone...
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose slightly on  Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in  August for durable goods other than transportation equipment,  but climbing oil prices limited gains.