Stocks Off Highs, Oil Jumps on Bush Win
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US stocks advanced on Wednesday as President Bush won re-election, but slipped off the day&#39;s highs after a surge in the price of oil.
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NEW YORK : A late rally lifted US stocks Wednesday after a sluggish start, as investors brushed off a new record high crude oil price above 52 dollars and bet on improving economic data.
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NEW YORK - Stocks finished little changed on Monday (NY time) as a retreat in crude prices from a record high offset investors&#39; caution about the US presidential election and a fall in the dollar.
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NEW YORK - Stocks rallied in early afternoon trading Tuesday as oil prices fell off their session highs and investors looked past a lackluster report on retail sales.    With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day, but the possibility of an increase in output from OPEC took the edge off investors' concerns...
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Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.
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U.S. stocks surged on Friday, with the Dow hitting its session high, on optimism a plan by President Bush to help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure would help loosen credit conditions that have rattled financial markets.
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U.S. stocks held solid gains on  Wednesday afternoon as investors welcomed a sharp drop in oil  prices after an unexpected rise in crude inventories last week,  helping to ease worries about lower corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday,  despite oil prices hitting a new high before falling back, as  U.S. economic reports showed an easing of inflationary pressure  and a sharp rebound in the housing market.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  as investors shrugged off record crude oil prices and bought  beaten-down shares, pushing blue chips to close above 10,000  for the first time in 3 weeks.
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Wall Street bounded higher for the second straight day yesterday as investors reveled in sharply falling oil prices and the probusiness agenda of the second Bush administration. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 177 points for its best day of 2004, while the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 closed at its highest level since early 2002.
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U.S. stocks reversed course and rose  on Tuesday as crude oil prices retreated from a 7-week high,  easing worries about high energy costs eating into corporate  profits.
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U.S. stocks finished Monday  little  changed as crude oil slipped from another record high,  offsetting caution before the U.S. presidential election and  the dollar's broad-based slide.
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Leading shares closed the session strongly, just off highs for the day, as Wall Street rebounded from early losses to post solid gains on the back of better-than-expected US oil inventory data, dealers said.
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NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices declined in spite of Hurricane Ivan's damper on production in the Gulf of Mexico, and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control.    In the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 32.81, or 0.3 percent, to 10,264.17...
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US stocks finished higher on Friday, as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil prices fell from their peak.
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US stocks gained ground in early trading Thursday after tame inflation reports and better than expected jobless news. Oil prices held steady as Hurricane Ivan battered the Gulf coast, where oil operations have halted.
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New York - US stocks edged higher on Friday. Oil prices fell below $43 a barrel, helping Wall Street withstand a disappointing jobs creation report.