Stocks rise on lower oil, Wilma relief
Reuters - Stocks rose sharply on Monday, buoyed by declining crude prices and relief that the latest hurricane to hit the United States missed oil rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Drug Co. Profits Boost Stock Prices
AP - Strong profits in the pharmaceutical sector lifted stocks Monday, with falling crude oil prices giving further impetus to the buying.
Strong earnings reports, lower oil prices send stock markets higher
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets were higher Monday morning as Toronto energy-sector shares rose despite another drop in the price of oil, while lower crude and the latest batch of earnings reports boosted Wall Street.
Wall St seen up as welter of earnings due
Reuters - U.S. futures pointed to a firmer start on Wall Street on Monday with investors awaiting results and guidance from a brace of S&P 500 companies, including American Express and Texas Instruments .
Profit Forecasts Overshadowing Earnings
AP - Some of the nation's biggest, most successful companies have posted very good third-quarter earnings, yet their stocks have been punished for lackluster profit forecasts. And that has the major indexes whipsawing a trend likely to continue in the week ahead.
Wall Street Glance
AP - Dow Jones Industrials
Status Report on Wall Street's Indexes
AP - Stocks wrapped up an erratic week with a mixed session Friday as a troubling profit forecast from Caterpillar Inc. dragged down blue chips and stellar earnings from Google Inc. pumped up tech stocks.
Nasdaq jumps 1 pct on Google news
Reuters - U.S. technology stocks rose on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) more than 1 percent higher, after Web search company Google Inc. reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations, boosting demand for Internet shares.
Dollar slips as rally loses steam
Reuters - The dollar fell against the euro and the yen on Friday after its rally fueled by expectations of higher U.S. interest rates ran out of steam and traders took profits.
Big Movers in the Stock Market
AP - Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.
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