A late-day selloff left stocks mixed today as investors put aside their enthusiasm over acquisitions and evidence of a moderating economy and cashed in profits from an early advance.

Wall Street drifted to a modestly higher finish today as investors sought bargains after last week’s selloff and disappointing earnings in the financial sector raised fresh concerns about corporate profits.

Wall Street had a bullish start to the new year today, with the Dow Jones industrials surging more than 129 points after the Federal Reserve signaled a willingness to stop its campaign of interest rate rises in the near future.

Falling energy prices gave stocks a modest lift today as Wall Street set aside worries about interest rates and a weak forecast from Intel Corp. But the gains weren’t enough to help the major indexes, which ended the week with losses.

A continued slide in oil prices gave Wall Street a moderate advance today, with the major indexes ending the week more than 1% higher, their third straight winning week.

Wall Street’s chronic inflation fears sent stocks skidding today as a sharp jump in wholesale prices overshadowed strong profit reports from several Dow Jones industrials. Heavy selling in the energy sector also pressured the major indexes.

Wall Street ended a volatile session mixed today as investors welcomed new government data showing a reinvigorated industrial sector but wrestled with a jump in oil prices that briefly sent crude futures above US$67 (€55.63) per barrel.

Wall Street slogged through an uneven trading session today, finishing mixed as investors grappled with troubling consumer spending patterns, slower growth from the manufacturing sector and the latest news of Hurricane Katrina’s damage.

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.

Surprisingly calm US investors pushed stocks higher today, helping Wall Street recover from early losses after the London terror attacks.

Stocks capped a week of gains with yet another advance today as investors, setting aside a record high price for oil, focused instead on a surge in consumer confidence. The major indexes all closed the week higher.

Investors taking profits after the week’s big advance sent many US stocks falling today, but the lack of a wholesale sell-off left many on Wall Street pleased with the market’s resiliency.

Wall Street limped to a mixed finish today as a surprisingly strong employment report raised fears that a surge in economic growth could spark inflation and prompt the United States Federal Reserve aggressively to raise interest rates.

Wall Street’s inflation fears pushed stocks lower today as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s latest take on pricing pressures and interest rates.

Falling oil prices and a broker upgrade of the semiconductor sector pushed stocks higher today, enticing buyers back into the market after the previous session’s losses.

Verizon Communications’ $6.7bn bid for MCI met with indifference today on Wall Street, where stocks barely budged in very light trading.

Investors welcomed a lower-than-expected drop in wholesale prices and sent stocks higher today, ending a troubled week on Wall Street on a positive note.

An afternoon rally spurred by a drop in oil prices pushed stocks higher today, bringing investors back into the market despite lingering concerns over the strength of the dollar and the nation’s trade deficit.

Investors extended their blue chip sell-off today as oil prices neared their all-time highs, renewing Wall Street’s concerns that high energy costs would deflate third-quarter earnings. Only the Nasdaq composite index managed a minimal gain.

Investors all but ignored another substantial retreat in oil prices today, leaving stocks mixed in a listless and lightly traded session.

Wall Street took an expected break from a week of frenetic buying today, leaving the major indexes mixed as investors bought blue chips but sold technology shares on an earnings warning from Nokia.

Investors had a surge of optimism today ahead of the first major fourth-quarter earnings reports, sending stocks sharply higher and carrying the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 110 points.

Wall Street retreated again today, extending its losses into a fourth session despite better-than-expected earnings from The Home Depot and a brokerage firm upgrade for General Electric Co.

Wall Street surged ahead today, completing a remarkable 12-month period that saw the major indexes make a stunning rebound from the depths of the three-year-long bear market.