Stocks made a stunning comeback today, as investors snapped up some of the financial sector’s stronger players and pumped money into the materials and transportation sectors. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 160 points.

US stocks made a stunning comeback today, as investors snapped up some of the financial sector’s stronger players and pumped money into the materials and transportation sectors. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 160 points.

Wall Street took a tumble today on renewed concerns about the financial sector and FedEx Corp’s warning that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on profits in the coming year.

Wall Street started the week with a mixed performance today, with many investors moving to the sidelines as they wait for quarterly profit reports.

Stocks sank today as oil’s surge above 108 a barrel and more worrisome signs for the financial sector led investors to extend last week’s losses.

Wall Street managed a moderate advance today as a spate of takeover deals gave investors enough confidence to buy into the market despite a report showing that US manufacturing is more sluggish than expected.

THE world’s largest computer-chip maker, Intel, last night said third-quarter profit fell 35% amid price cuts and market share losses.

US stocks finished mostly lower today as a tepid outlook from Microsoft dampened Wall Street’s reaction to a rebound in first-quarter economic growth. The major indexes ended mixed both for the week and for April.

US stocks regained ground today as the market’s cautious optimism was restored by government data showing only modest inflation, better-than-expected corporate earnings, announcements of two merger deals and the report of a third.

US stock markets tumbled at mid-session yesterday as a weak dollar weighed on financial companies, with an economic address by President Bush doing nothing to stem the decline.

Technology shares were lower midsession, with the Nasdaq composite hovering near its lows for the day amid worries about the upcoming earnings season, with fears of ongoing tensions in the Middle East continuing to weigh on sentiment, dealers said.

Share prices continued lower in midsession trade, as a weak employment report for November dashed hopes that an economic rebound is underway and offset a higher-than-expected US consumer confidence figure for December, dealers said.