Wall Street surged higher today, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials past 12,500 for the first time as year-end bargain hunters picked up stocks across a variety of sectors.

Stocks pulled back today after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing US economy weighed on investor sentiment in light trading ahead of the holiday weekend.

Stocks pulled back today after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing US economy weighed on investor sentiment in light trading ahead of the holiday weekend.

US stocks rose sharply today after Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher suggested inflation would be dampened by a slowing economy and said that while the housing and vehicle sectors were economic weak points, the rest of the US economy was doing “extremely well”.

Wall Street managed a modest advance in light pre-holiday trading today, boosted by weakening oil prices and a gross domestic product report that showed the economy expanding at a faster pace than previously thought.

US investors sold stocks moderately lower today, ending a five-day rally as rising oil prices and disappointing results from Lowes raised concerns about a slowdown in consumer spending.

US stocks dropped today, extending investors’ losses for the third straight session and pushing the Dow Jones industrial average below 11,000 for the first time since March 9.

US stocks were mixed today after earnings reports from General Motors and Merck pushed the Dow Jones industrial average up to a six-year high while the Nasdaq composite sagged along with eBay.

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.

Declining oil prices and weakness in other commodities sent stocks lower today, as investors took profits and beat up the stocks that led Wall Street’s early January rally.

US stocks closed mixed today as sagging energy prices and a strong advance by Honeywell International Inc. sent the Dow Jones industrials higher, but downgrades of Apple Computer Inc. dragged the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite lower.

Wall Street’s rally skidded to a halt today after weaker-than-expected earnings from Citigroup Inc. raised questions about other companies’ second-quarter results – but a drop in oil prices limited the market’s decline.

US investors pushed stocks lower today, ending Wall Street’s three-day string of gains.

The plunging technology sector pulled the rest of Wall Street lower today, giving the stock market a dismal end to a difficult week and the Nasdaq composite index its biggest weekly decline in two-and-a-half years.

Wall Street sank today as investors sifted through a series of downbeat economic reports.

Investors showed a growing lack of faith in corporate America’s accounting practices today, sending the Dow Jones industrials tumbling nearly 250 points on worries that more companies might be vulnerable to bookkeeping scandals.

The Dow Jones industrials came a step closer to 10,000 today, managing a solid rally as reports of US military victories in Afghanistan increased hopes that the worst is over for the market.