Wall Street turned in a mixed performance today as investors watched the price of oil regain ground and decided to cash in some of their gains from the stock market’s big rally last week.

Wall Street began the third quarter with an erratic session today as a mix of news made it clear the country is still deep in economic problems but may have some positive trends – including some better than expected June sales for General Motors.

Stocks finished a quiet session moderately lower today as investors grappled with concerns about the health of corporate profits after Wachovia posted disappointing quarterly results.

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

Wall Street capped a volatile week with a big advance today, rebounding from a steep sell-off as investors sought bargains and cheered a milder-than-expected drop in a regional manufacturing report.

Wall Street ended a temperamental session widely mixed today after investors grappled with JPMorgan Chase & Co’s government-backed buy-out of stricken investment bank Bear Stearns.

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 gave up a big early advance and closed mixed today after oil prices closed above 100 for the first time and stoked fears that inflation will stymie an already troubled economy.

A jittery Wall Street advanced today, reversing some of Friday’s sharp losses as investors took a dismal new home sales report as a sign the Federal Reserve will lower rates this week.

Wall Street plunged in another erratic session today as investors worried that the slumping US economy may not only cripple mortgage lenders like Countrywide Financial, but also create problems for other companies like AT&T. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 240 points.

Wall Street resumed its rally today after new data showed the overall US economy is holding up but is not too strong to prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates.

Wall Street shook off early uncertainty to close moderately higher today as a series of mixed economic reports managed to make investors more optimistic about the chances for an interest rate cut.

Wall Street seesawed through an erratic session today, trying to stabilise but ultimately finishing near its lows of the day amid worries about mortgage defaults, a strengthening yen and tumbling stock markets abroad.

Wall Street pulled back today after investors were largely unimpressed by retail sales figures and strong profit reports from Walt Disney and Electronic Data Systems.

Wall Street stalled today after a battery of reports indicated the US economy was stronger than expected and raised concerns that the Federal Reserve might be more aggressive about interest rates next year.

Stocks fell on Wall Street today in thin trading, ending a shortened week quietly as the holiday shopping season began and attention turned to retailers and a steep decline in the dollar against other major currencies.

Stocks fell on Wall Street today in thin trading, ending a shortened week quietly as the holiday shopping season began and attention turned to retailers and a steep decline in the dollar against other major currencies.

A sharp drop in oil prices helped Wall Street extend its rally for a third straight session today, with strong earnings from Hewlett-Packard also giving stocks a modest lift.

A series of multibillion dollar acquisitions gave Wall Street a modest advance today although many investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates later in the week.

Wall Street resumed its retreat with a third straight session of losses today as declines in oil and gold prices did little to calm anxiety over higher interest rates and a slowing economy. The Dow Jones industrial average is now negative year-to-date for the first time in 2006.

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.

Higher oil prices and sliding consumer confidence sent stocks plunging today as a weak sales report from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. raised concerns about discretionary spending.The Dow Jones industrial skidded almost 185 points.

Stocks in the United States finished a quiet session little changed today as investors’ anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates muted their reaction to lower oil prices and a trio of acquisitions.

The Nasdaq composite and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes closed at five-year highs today after a positive report on the US economy’s service sector pushed stocks modestly higher.

A plunge in Treasury bond yields propelled stocks sharply higher today as investors grew optimistic that the Federal Reserve’s streak of interest rate hikes will soon end.

Falling oil prices and strong earnings from home improvement retailer Lowe’s sent US stocks higher today as investors regained their optimism about corporate profits and the health of the economy.

Disappointed investors bid stocks lower today after the Federal Reserve, raising interest rates for the 14th time in nearly two years, failed to give Wall Street a clear signal on when those rate hikes would end.

Lacklustre earnings reports from Dow Jones industrials General Electric and Citigroup sent stocks nosediving on Wall Street today.

Wall Street’s hopes of prolonging its year-end rally suffered another blow today as cautious traders sold off stocks and the technology sector posted a steep decline.

Stocks closed lower in New York today as markets followed what has become a pattern at the sputtering end of this fourth-quarter rally: Early gains narrow through the day’s trading and occasionally turn to losses. The major indexes finished the week mixed.

A sharp jump in productivity, the biggest surge in two years, lifted stocks today, but early gains sputtered, leaving the market up only slightly at the close.

US stocks fell slightly today after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected.

Stocks soared on Wall Street today, with the Dow Jones industrials gaining 128 points as a sharp drop in oil prices and a reassuring assessment of the US economy helped investors overcome their disappointment over Intel’s earnings and troubling sales forecasts.

Stocks fell in the United States today as a gloomy tone was set on Wall Street by Delphi Corporation’s bankruptcy filing and lowered outlooks from Northrop Grumman and Xilinx.

Stocks barely moved today as investors wondered whether a welter of weak economic data would end the Federal Reserve’s year-long streak of interest rate rises.

US stocks managed modest gains today as investors saw a series of corporate acquisitions as a chance to pick up bargains in an otherwise difficult market. Another record high for oil prices muted the gains.

Investor confidence in the United States raced ahead today as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Nasdaq composite index both reached four-year highs.

US stocks tumbled today as oil prices climbed to a new record on fears of refining shortages and caused investors to look past a report showing strong growth in the service sector of the economy.

US investors abandoned blue chips and other large-cap stocks today as a lower-than-expected consumer confidence report fed into Wall Street’s fears of an economic slowdown.

A late surge in buying sent US stocks sharply higher today as a strong oil inventory report helped investors look past rising crude prices and mediocre economic data.

US stocks dipped lower tonight despite a sharp drop in oil prices and new strength in the dollar as investors worried about the market’s ability to hold its gains after last week’s rally.

Wall Street’s holiday rally stumbled today, with stocks finishing mixed as investors worried over the strength of the pharmaceutical sector.

Stocks edged higher atoday as another drop in oil prices helped Wall Street withstand the effects of a disappointing jobs creation report. The major indexes achieved a second straight week of gains.

A huge jump in wholesale prices sent stocks falling in the United States today as investors worried that rising oil prices were starting to take a toll on the overall economy.