Wall Street stabilised today, closing little changed although another spike in oil prices sent many investors to the safety of the bond market. Scattered bargain-hunting after the previous session’s slide kept selling to a minimum.

Tech stocks extended their decline today as United States investors locked in gains following disappointing results from Computer Associates.

Wall Street moved higher for a third day today, despite a trio of mixed economic reports as upbeat investors made more bets on an economic recovery by year’s end.

Wall Street moved higher for a third day today, despite a trio of mixed economic reports as upbeat investors made more bets on an economic recovery by year’s end.