Surging gold and energy prices dragged stocks lower today as inflation fears curbed Wall Street’s enthusiasm over solid first-quarter earnings from financial services firm Citigroup Inc.

Nervous investors bid US stocks modestly lower today as disappointing retail sales reports prompted fresh concerns about a slowdown in the economy and a dropoff in corporate revenues. A surge in oil prices also spurred selling.

A drop in oil prices and strong earnings at PepsiCo and Cisco Systems propelled stocks higher today, with the Dow Jones industrial average surging more than 100 points.

Disappointing tech sector earnings set off a second day of selling on Wall Street today, though the markets showed strength in the face of a major selloff in Japan.

Stocks in the United States meandered through a listless session today, ending lower as investors ignored generally benign economic data and looked ahead to 2006 with a mix of optimism and concern.

US stocks finished mixed today as interest rate worries and a legal setback for Merck & Co countered momentum from a possible multi-billion-dollar acquisition by ConocoPhillips.

A late rebound gave Wall Street modest gains today as two acquisitions and upbeat earnings from Hewlett-Packard helped lift the major indexes to four-year highs.

Wall Street remained mired in uncertainty today, ending an erratic session narrowly mixed as investors’ inflation worries worsened in the face of a sharp jump in import prices.

Wall Street ended a volatile session mixed today as investors welcomed new government data showing a reinvigorated industrial sector but wrestled with a jump in oil prices that briefly sent crude futures above US$67 (€55.63) per barrel.

Wall Street rallied today as oil prices tumbled, the service sector reported strong growth and investors embraced large-cap stocks such as Wal-Mart Stores, Coca-Cola and Home Depot.

Wall Street finished an uninspired session mixed today as a new record high in oil prices was partly offset by a better-than-expected reading of the nation’s industrial activity and strong sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wall Street ended a volatile and unusual week on a strong note today, with the Dow Jones industrials gaining more than 146 points on the trength of a positive job creation report and a sharp drop in oil prices.

Wall Street slipped lower but still held on to most of its recent gains today as investors, their confidence in the economy growing, reacted calmly to oil prices that approached US$60 (€49.36) per barrel.

Wall Street surged higher for the third trading session in a row today as stocks gained momentum from a benign reading of consumer inflation.