Stocks barely budged today, ending narrowly mixed after yields on the 30-year Treasury note briefly hit 5% and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserve's first meeting of the year.

Wall Street ended a robust week on a quieter note today after the US Commerce Department reported that housing construction fell to its lowest level in more than six years.

Wall Street advanced for a second session in a row today after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting failed to produce any bombshells about the US economy, and oil prices dropped below $70 a barrel.

Stocks climbed in a seesaw session on Wall Street today, rising after the president of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve signalled the central bank could change its interest rate policy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Stocks rose today after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivered an upbeat assessment of the economy and Wall Street focused on the solid earnings reported by a growing number of companies.

Wall Street gave up a substantial early gain and staggered to a mixed finish today after a Federal Reserve official warned that interest rates might continue to climb.

Wall Street surged higher for the third trading session in a row today as stocks gained momentum from a benign reading of consumer inflation.

A cautious stock market finished the session mixed in the US today as a troubling top-level management shake-up at Boeing Co pressured blue chips, while technology shares saw strong buying.

US investors filled with holiday cheer sent Wall Street’s major indexes to new highs today, extending the stock market’s winning steak despite a plummeting dollar and signs of weaker consumer spending.

Lower-than-expected sales at Cisco Systems sent tech stocks tumbling today while the overall market was little changed after the Federal Reserve announced a widely expected interest rate hike.

Wall Street ended an otherwise stellar week with a mixed finish today after the government’s gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs are holding back economic growth.

Volatile crude oil prices kept stocks under pressure today, leaving the major US indexes with a slight loss.

Investors sent US stocks sharply lower today as oil prices continued their climb higher and new questions about the safety of arthritis drugs hit pharmaceutical stocks.

An unsettling report on consumer incomes set off a spate of profit-taking on Wall Street today as investors worried that a tepid economy would erode companies’ third-quarter earnings. Another drop in oil prices failed to shake the gloom from the market.

A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe’s prompted some bargain-hunting on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply higher today, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points higher.

Stocks wobbled in and out of positive territory today, settling near unchanged levels as the market shrugged off a pair of economic reports that suggested continued strength in the recovery.

Investors set aside their concerns about Iraq today, sending stocks solidly higher on expectations of companies’ robust first-quarter earnings reports. All three major indexes regained the ground they lost last week.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 92.59, or 0.9%, at 10,609.92.

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 began the first full week of 2004 with a solid advance today rising on encouraging interest rate news, a strong semiconductor sales report and an upbeat forecast from software firm Siebel Systems.

Investors sent US stocks surging today, propelling the Dow Jones industrials up more than 115 points and into the shadow of 10,000 after a pair of reports showed better-than-expected growth in the manufacturing sector and construction spending.

Stock prices rose moderately today as investors traded cautiously following last week’s big gains and in advance of earnings reports later this week. Volume was light due to the Yom Kippur holiday.