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U.S. stock indexes rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, boosted by gains in materials and technology shares and after Spain unveiled an austerity plan that further eased jitters over euro-zone sovereign debt woes.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by gains in materials and technology shares and after Spain unveiled an austerity plan that further eased jitters over euro-zone sovereign debt woes.

Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday as Spain said it would take wide austerity measures, further easing jitters over euro-zone sovereign debt woes.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as Spain said it would take wide austerity measures, further easing jitters over euro-zone sovereign debt woes.

U.S. stock index futures rose modestly on Wednesday as Spain said it would make wide austerity measures, further easing jitters over euro-zone sovereign debt woes.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street on Wednesday, on track to reverse the previous session's losses, with futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all up around 0.2 percent by 04:40 a.m. EST.

European shares jumped more than 1 percent and the euro strengthened on Wednesday on signs of continued German growth and Spain's plans to cut its deficit.

The euro slipped on Wednesday on nagging worries about festering euro zone debt problems despite a $1 trillion rescue package unveiled this week, which fueled a short-lived rally in global stocks.

The Dow and the S&P 500 fell in a volatile session on Tuesday as fears that a $1 trillion bailout for Europe won't solve the region's deep-seated problems blunted an improving U.S. economic picture.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors turned their attention back to the strong earnings picture in the United States and fears of a wave of euro-zone debt defaults ebbed.

U.S. stocks extended gains on Tuesday, boosted by Intel Corp, Apple Inc and biotechnology shares, with the Nasdaq Composite briefly up 1 percent.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, recovering from early losses on strength in the biotech sector after Gilead Sciences unveiled a large stock-buyback program, as well as in large-cap tech firms.

U.S. stocks managed modest gains at midday on Tuesday, recovering from early losses on strength in the biotech sector after Gilead Sciences unveiled a large stock-buyback program.

U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday, easing from the previous session's hefty gains as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.

The euro fell on Tuesday and stocks retreated as a relief rally ignited by a $1 trillion plan to contain Greece's debt crisis ran out of steam, while doubts on how the country will cut its budget deficit persisted.

U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, easing after the previous session's hefty gains and as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.

U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday, easing after the previous session's hefty gains and as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 1.0 to 1.1 percent, pointing to a weaker open on Wall Street on Tuesday.

The euro and stocks fell on Tuesday as a relief rally sparked by a $1 trillion plan to contain Greece's debt crisis gave way to doubts as to how the country will cut its budget deficit.

The euro and stocks fell on Tuesday as a relief rally sparked by a $1 trillion plan to contain Greece's debt crisis gave way to doubts as to how the country will cut its budget deficit.

A massive relief rally in world stocks on news of a $1 trillion deal to resolve Europe's debt crisis slowed down on Tuesday in Asia on nagging doubts about how Greece and other debt-laden euro zone countries will reduce their budget deficits.

Stocks racked up their biggest one-day gain in over a year on Monday as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package from the EU quelled fears a new credit crisis would derail European economies.

Stocks racked up their best one-day gain in over a year on Monday as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package from the EU quelled fears a new credit crisis would derail European economies.

Stocks ended sharply higher, racking up their largest daily advance in over a year, on Monday as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package from the EU quelled fears that a new credit crisis would derail European economies.

U.S. stocks surged on Monday as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package from the EU quelled fears that a new credit crisis would derail European economies.

The sharp fragmentation of the U.S. stock marketplace -- seen as a cause of last week's mysterious market dive -- is also slowing down regulators' ability to piece together what happened, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Stocks surged in a broad-based rally on Monday as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package quelled fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread.

U.S. stocks surged in a broad-based rally on Monday as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package quelled fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread.

The S&P 500 jumped more than 4 percent on Monday, racking up its best opening on record, as an agreement on a $1 trillion emergency rescue package quelled fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread.