Wall Street moved soundly higher today, sending the Dow Jones industrials to their first close above 14,000, as investors kept jitters about the economy at bay and focused on a string of upbeat earnings reports.

The Dow Jones industrial average swept past 14,000 for the first time today after a relatively tame inflation report gave investors reason to extend an extraordinary Wall Street rally.

Wall Street stocks jumped today, pushing up the Dow Jones industrials by more than 100 points as a report that two companies are trying to buy Alcoa Inc. stoked investors’ hopes for a pickup in takeover activity.

Wall Street posted a modest advance today after blue-chips including Alcoa extended their gains.

Stocks pulled back today after aluminium producer Alcoa Inc. kicked off earnings season with a weaker-than-expected profit report and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting stoked concerns about the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average set its fourth record close in two weeks today, finishing less than a point above its previous closing high.

Stocks recouped earlier losses to end modestly higher today as investors set aside nervousness over an uneasy start to the second-quarter earnings season, marked by weak results from Alcoa Inc. and a sales warning at Lucent Technologies Inc.

Mild economic data gave Wall Street a moderate gain today as stocks survived a round of profit-taking ahead of the Labor Department’s June employment report. A favourable court ruling for Altria Group Inc lifted the Dow Jones industrials.

Wall Street finished its worst week of the year with a moderate decline today as persistent unease over inflation and interest rates kept investors nervous about buying.

Wall Street closed moderately lower today after worries about the impact of high oil prices on the economy triggered a late-day drop, erasing an earlier moderate advance.

Stocks tumbled today as strength in the commodities market fed inflation fears and stifled investors’ enthusiasm over upbeat first-quarter earnings from Dow Jones industrial Alcoa Inc.

Stocks closed narrowly mixed today as investors looked past rising oil prices and awaited a sample of first-quarter earnings from Alcoa Inc. after the closing bell.

US stocks closed almost flat today as the day’s early declines threatened to halt the market’s January rally one day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 11,000 for the first time since June 2001.

US stocks were mixed today as strong earnings from Alcoa Inc. led the Dow Jones industrials slightly higher but the Nasdaq gave up early gains as rising oil prices renewed worries about inflation and recession.

A surprisingly weak reading on the manufacturing sector sent US stocks mostly lower today as investors feared that the economy has indeed run into a soft patch.

Stocks wobbled to a mixed close today as a government report showed an improved supply outlook for oil, and the first day of earnings season forced investors to shift their focus to company news.

Another sharp drop in oil prices helped Wall Street overcome profit-taking and extend its rally to a third straight session today.

US stocks resumed their decline today as investors, concerned that slumping retail sales would further slow the economy, abandoned small-cap and technology shares.

Stock prices rose moderately today as investors traded cautiously following last week’s big gains and in advance of earnings reports later this week. Volume was light due to the Yom Kippur holiday.

The mother of pop diva Bjork said today she was frail but determined after three weeks of a hunger strike aimed at persuading the world’s largest aluminium producer to abandon a three billion US dollar (€3bn) project in the Icelandic highlands.

US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill is furious about corporate "crooks" and expressed doubt that a Senate proposal gave regulators enough power adequately to punish violators.