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Wall Street rebounds after sell-off, Alcoa soars

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after an encouraging start to earnings season helped equities rebound from five days of losses that pushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq below key technical levels.

 

Stocks Rally to Pre-Crisis Heights

Stocks climbed to new heights in part on rosy retail sales data, pushing the broad market to levels last seen in June 2008 and the Nasdaq composite index past the 3,000 milestone for the first time since 2000.

 

Strong jobs report drives Nasdaq to 11-year high

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, propelling the Nasdaq index to an 11-year high, after January's U.S. employment report sailed past expectations, boosting hopes for world's largest economy.

 

Stocks edge up after a 4-week slump; Oil rises after Libyan rebels enter Tripoli

Stocks edge up after a 4-week slump; Oil rises after Libyan rebels enter Tripoli

Stocks are edging higher following a four-week losing streak. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 23 points, or 0.2 percent, to 10,844 in midday trading Monday. It had been up as many as 203 points. The Dow fell 4 percent last week as worries deepened that the U.S. could slip into a recession. The S&P 500 rose less than a point to 1,124. The Nasdaq was up less than a point at 2,342.

 

Dow, Nasdaq have best month of the year

Dow, Nasdaq have best month of the year

Caterpillar drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday after the company reported a huge gain in first-quarter earnings. The world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment rose 2.5 percent after its earnings increased more than five-fold. The company also raised its sales and profit forecast for the year.

 

Wall Street Makes It Four In A Row

Dow, Nasdaq and S&P squeak out gains to end the week on a high note.

 

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