Wall Street finished a wobbly session flat today as stubbornly high bond yields discouraged investors from buying back into the stock market.

Stocks ended higher in volatile trading today as investors weighed fears about mounting tension in Iran against a report that indicated better-than-expected US economic growth.

Stocks rose smartly in the United States today as stronger-than-expected earnings from FedEx and Morgan Stanley put investors’ inflation fears on the back burner. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 100 points.

US stocks fluctuated before closing slightly lower today after a Federal Reserve governor’s upbeat comments on inflation helped ease worries about a bleak forecast from Intel Corp. The major indexes finished mixed for the week.

A raft of strong earnings reports buoyed investors’ lagging confidence and sent US stocks sharply higher today, with the Dow Jones industrial average turning in its best showing of the year.

US stocks were mixed in a listless session today as investors collected profits for a second day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.

President George Bush may be following the course of least political resistance by lifting steel tariffs he imposed in March 2002.

US stocks began the week indecisively today, closing mixed in the absence of earnings news to guide investors. But the major indexes managed to rebound from sizeable early losses.