Stocks staged modest gains on Friday, lifted by supportive comments on technology bellwethers before key earnings reports due next week.
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Stocks headed for a lower open on Friday as a pullback in commodity prices weighed on natural resource shares after the U.S. dollar rebounded.
Stocks rose on Friday as investors snapped up technology shares following upbeat broker comments on such bellwethers as Apple, offsetting a drag from natural resource shares after the dollar's rebound.
Stocks headed for a lower open on Friday as a pullback in commodity prices weighed on natural resource shares after the U.S. dollar rebounded.
Stock index futures extended losses on Friday as the U.S. dollar's rebound pressured global commodity prices and weighed on natural resources shares.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as a pullback in commodity prices weighed on natural resource shares as the U.S. dollar rebounded.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as a pullback in commodity prices weighed on natural resource shares as the U.S. dollar rebounded.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as a retreat in commodity prices weighed on natural resource shares after the U.S. dollar rebounded.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as a retreat in commodity prices weighed on natural resource shares after the U.S. dollar rebounded.
Stock futures point to a mixed start on Friday for U.S. shares, following gains on Thursday.
Stock index futures point to a mixed start on Friday for U.S. shares, following gains on Thursday.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa Inc got third-quarter earnings off to a strong start.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa Inc got third-quarter earnings off to a strong start.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa Inc got third-quarter earnings off to a strong start and data pointed to a stabilizing labor market.
Alcoa Inc shares rose on Thursday after the aluminum producer reported its first profit in a year, in what Wall Street viewed as a bellwether of how industrial companies are recovering from the recession.
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday as investors grew hopeful about the economic recovery after a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa Inc and data pointing to a stabilizing labor market.
Shares of health insurers slumped on Thursday as analysts said a report issued on a key U.S. Senate healthcare reform bill should give the legislation a boost.
Stocks rallied on Thursday on hopes of a strong earnings season after a solid profit from Alcoa Inc and a data suggesting stabilization in the labor market.
Stocks rose on Thursday as a surprise profit from Alcoa Inc and reassuring monthly sales from major retailers, including Macy's Inc , bolstered economic recovery hopes.
Alcoa Inc shares rose more than 4 percent on Thursday after the aluminum producer reported its first profit in a year in what Wall Street viewed as a bellwether of how industrial companies are recovering from the recession.
Stocks rose at the open on Thursday after a surprise profit from Alcoa Inc boosted the start of the earnings season.
Stocks headed for a higher open on Thursday as a surprise profit from Alcoa Inc boosted the start of the earnings season and surging commodity prices underpinned a global equity advance.
Stock futures added to gains on Thursday following a report on weekly jobless claims that suggested some stabilization in the labor market.
Stock futures rose on Thursday as the latest earnings season got off to a positive start after Alcoa posted a surprise profit and as surging commodity prices underpinned a global equity advance.
Stock futures rose on Thursday as the latest earnings season got off to a positive start after Alcoa posted a surprise profit and as surging commodity prices underpinned a global equity advance.
Stock futures rose on Thursday as the latest earnings season got off to a positive start after Alcoa posted a surprise profit and as surging commodity prices underpinned a global equity advance.
Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 rise 0.9 to 1 percent, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq indexes edged up on Wednesday with investors responding positively to early earnings results as the quarterly reporting period got under way.
The Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq indexes edged up on Wednesday as investors responded positively to early earnings results as the quarterly reporting period got under way.
