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U.S. stocks rose on Monday after data showed the manufacturing sector shrunk at a slower pace in July, while rising commodity prices boosted natural resource stocks.

U.S. stocks extended gains on Monday, pushing major indexes up 1 percent as investors snapped up shares of natural resource companies and banks after fresh data pointed to signs of economic stabilization.

U.S. stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as solid results from major European banks and expectations of a sales rebound for Ford Motor Co reinforced hopes that the recession is moderating.

In a confirmation of the general macro environment, swaptions vol is back to the previous highs of late 2008.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday following reassuring bank results from Europe and as investors bet that the global economy is on the road to recovery.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, tracking gains in Asia and Europe on mounting hopes that the global recession is abating.

World stocks climbed to a new 2009 high on Monday with banking news from Europe generally positive and signs of a pick up in Chinese economic activity lifting Asian shares.

Asian stocks crawled up to an 11-month high on Monday as Chinese shares cheered more signs of economic activity picking up speed, giving a boost to oil and copper prices while hurting the safe-haven U.S. dollar.

Asian stocks inched up to an 11-month high on Monday on mounting evidence that the global economic recovery is picking up speed, giving a boost to oil and copper prices while hurting the safe-haven U.S. dollar.

Japan's Nikkei average inched down 0.1 percent on Monday, with investors cautious ahead of more corporate earnings reports, but banks rose after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group posted its first profit in three quarters.

Wall Street may have momentum on its side this week as the S&P 500 tries to puncture the 1,000 level, but the rally's staying power will depend on whether U.S. data and corporate earnings provide more signs of economic stabilization.

Wall Street may have momentum on its side next week as the S&P 500 tries to puncture the 1,000 level, but the rally's staying power will depend on whether U.S. data and corporate earnings provide more signs of economic stabilization.

The S&P 500 ended its best five-month streak since 1938 with a slight gain on Friday as government data showed softness in consumer spending but reinforced expectations that the economic slump is abating.

The S&P 500 ended its best five-month streak since 1938 with a slight gain on Friday as government data showed softness in consumer spending but reinforced expectations that the economic slump is abating.

The Dow and the S&P ended up slightly on Friday, with data showing the economy shrank less than expected in the second quarter, lifting investor optimism. The Nasdaq ended down slightly.

It seems these days any time a pundit is cornered by facts indicating the deplorable state of the economy, the traditional fall back is ...but the tons of money on the sidelines is just waiting for a 0.003% pullback to pour back in.

Stocks rose on Friday after government data showed the economy contracted less than expected in the second quarter, indicating the recession may be moderating.

Stocks were little changed on Friday as investors fretted about the economy's recovery prospects after government data showed a drop in second-quarter consumer spending but reinforced hopes that the worst of the economic slump is over.

The benchmark S&P 500 index briefly turned negative on Friday, while both the Dow and the Nasdaq trimmed earlier gains, as investors fretted about the economy's recovery prospects following a mixed report on second-quarter gross domestic product.

Forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co on Friday posted a wider second-quarter loss, hurt by weak demand from the construction industry, but results topped Wall Street expectations.

Stocks edged higher on Friday after the government reported the economy shrunk at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter, which investors took as a sign the recession is easing.

Chevron Corp reported a 71 percent drop in second-quarter profit Friday as oil and gas prices fell from a year earlier and the economic slump shrank demand for fuel.

Forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co on Friday posted a wider second-quarter loss, hurt by weak demand from the construction industry, but results topped Wall Street expectations.

U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday, helped by an improving outlook for business activity in the U.S. Midwest in July.

Stocks headed for a lower open on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy contracted for the fourth straight quarter and consumer spending dropped sharply, fanned fears that a recovery would be weak.

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors bet that key economic data will show the economic slump is ebbing.

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors bet that key economic data will show the economic slump is ebbing.

World stocks rallied to fresh 9-1/2 month peaks on Friday as favorable corporate earnings fueled recovery hopes, while European government bonds also rose as investors grew cautious ahead of key U.S. growth data.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for U.S. shares on Friday as investors awaited U.S. GDP figures and earnings from companies such as Chevron and Allergan.