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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, led by commodity-related stocks, as speculation Greece would get help from the European Union to cut the country's deficit weakened the U.S. dollar, lifting prices of oil and basic materials.

Stocks rose broadly on Tuesday with Caterpillar Inc and other industrial shares benefiting from a broker upgrade and talk of help for debt-burdened Greece reviving investor sentiment.

U.S. stock markets rallied today as investors increasingly expect the European Union to offer some sort of assistance for Greece.

Wall Street eyed a higher open on Tuesday as speculation that debt-burdened Greece would get help from the European Union bolstered sentiment, and positive broker comments looked set to boost industrial companies.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as speculation that European Union nations could bail out debt-burdened Greece bolstered sentiment.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that European Union nations could bail out debt-burdened Greece.

Stock futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street after sharp falls in the previous session, but with some caution expected to persist over euro zone debt concerns.

The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles.

U.S. stocks erased morning gains to close lower on Monday as the basic materials and financial sector weighed down the market.

The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles.

Hasbro Inc posted a much stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and said the momentum in its games and its toys for boys would help 2010 profit and revenue rise, sending its shares up nearly 14 percent.

Stocks fell on Monday on fears that possible fallout from the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles might force banks to raise capital, diluting the holdings of existing share owners.

Fears about the sovereign debt of peripheral European nations continue as investors are show dissatisfaction with the stance of European G7 members.

The Nasdaq turned negative in choppy trade on Monday, and the Dow and S&P 500 indexes extended losses, as caution about potential fallout from Europe's sovereign debt problems weighed on sentiment.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged higher on Monday as several bellwethers rose on brokerage upgrades and positive comments about the economy, but worries about euro zone sovereign debt problems limited gains.

U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday as several bellwether shares rose on brokerage upgrades and comments about improving economic conditions, though persistent worries about euro zone sovereign debt problems limited gains.

Stocks were lower on Monday as brokerage upgrades for Home Depot Inc and Amazon.com Inc were offset by persistent worries about euro zone sovereign debt problems that dented sentiment.

Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Monday as nagging worries about euro zone sovereign debt continued to weigh on sentiment.

Wall Street was poised for a flat open on Monday as positive quarterly results from companies, including CVS Caremark Corp and Hasbro Inc, offset nagging worries about euro zone sovereign debt issues.

Stock index futures were lower on Monday as nagging worries about euro zone sovereign debt continued to weigh on sentiment.

Stocks face more turbulence that could send indexes spiraling through key levels next week as doubts about the pace of the global recovery persist and fears over Europe's sovereign debt woes rattle sentiment.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Friday awarded Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and other executives stock bonuses worth $9 million each, an increase from last year when they received no bonuses at all, but for Blankfein far below the $67.9 million he got in 2007.

Stocks erased a midday drop to end slightly higher on Friday, closing out a volatile week punctuated by mixed signals from the labor market data and growing anxiety over fiscal problems in Europe.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Friday awarded chief executive Lloyd Blankfein and other executives a stock bonus worth almost $9 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission.

After declining for most of the day on continued worries of contagion from Greece's sovereign debt and a disappointing nonfarm payrolls report, U.S. stocks staged a comeback around 2:00 pm to close higher, led by commodities firms.

(Corrects final paragraph to show Dow briefly slipped below 10,000 on Thursday, but didn't close there)

(Corrects paragraph 2 to show Dow didn't close below 10,000 on Thursday, but did slip briefly below that level)

The Nasdaq turned positive late in the session on Friday, while the Dow and the S&P pared losses to nearly flat as investors snapped up technology and materials stocks.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, failing to recover from the previous day's brutal selloff, after U.S. jobs data pointed to a slow recovery and investors worried about the health of the euro zone's weakest economies.