US stocks were sold off today after a jump in consumer inflation raised concerns about how much freedom the Federal Reserve has to continue cutting interest rates.

Stocks shot higher today after the Federal Reserve answered two of Wall Street’s major concerns, indicating that the economy remains healthy and that inflation pressures are easing.

Wall Street ended a volatile session marginally higher today after stocks first surged on robust retail sales numbers but pared their gains as oil prices spiked.

Wall Street finished the week with a listless session today as a decline in big ticket factory goods did little to assuage investors’ economic worries and left the major indexes slightly lower.

Inflation concerns dominated Wall Street today, with US stocks mostly lower as crude prices marched toward 68 dollars per barrel and jobless claims fell.

Surging oil prices left stocks little changed today as interest rate worries also diluted Wall Street’s enthusiasm over multibillion-dollar acquisitions in the banking and newspaper sectors.

US stocks posted moderate gains today, buoyed by Hewlett-Packard’s earnings, a surprising jump in home construction and more positive comments from the Federal Reserve.

Solid employment data failed to extend Wall Street’s rally today as renewed interest rate concerns spurred profit-taking and left stocks mixed.

Wall Street eked out a modest gain today despite a dearth of economic news and a general lack of interest among stock traders.

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

MEATH and Wexford are in for a jobs boost with an American financial services company planning to create 500 new jobs in the counties, but the employment situation in Galway is not so bright.

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.

Wall Street had a mild rebound after three losing sessions today, with investors sending stocks mostly higher despite a sharp rise in unemployment claims and mixed holiday retail sales.

An unsettling report on consumer incomes set off a spate of profit-taking on Wall Street today as investors worried that a tepid economy would erode companies’ third-quarter earnings. Another drop in oil prices failed to shake the gloom from the market.

Wall Street trudged through a listless session today, closing narrowly mixed as oil prices edged closer to 45 dollars per barrel and investors hoped for assurance from the Federal Reserve that the economy was still on track.

Wall Street skidded further today, sending the Dow Jones industrials back below 10,000 as disappointments from Microsoft and Amazon deepened investors’ dread of a second-half earnings slump.

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

A round of strong profit outlooks fuelled anticipation over next week’s first-quarter earnings reports, sending stocks markedly higher today.

The US Federal Reserve, still striving to coax the struggling economy to stronger growth, cut a key interest rate to its lowest level since the 1950s.

A disappointing outlook from AOL Time Warner put investors in the United states on the defensive today, prompting them to question the strength of other big companies and bid stocks sharply lower.

Wall Street retreated today as wary investors followed a now-familiar pattern of locking in profits after a huge rally.

Wall Street gained momentum today, surging higher for the second straight day on the Federal Reserve’s positive outlook for the economy.