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Consumers are increasingly pessimistic about the economy and their own job prospects, according to new data that sent Wall Street lower to close out an otherwise strong month for U.S. stocks ...

Some spots of weakness in the first few days of the holiday shopping season helped pressure stocks as trading resumed today, though shares bounced off their session lows to finish mixed ...

With the latest batch of economic data providing reason for optimism, investors headed into the holiday in a festive mood, with stocks higher across the board today in the last full trading session of the week ...

Stocks were under pressure most of the trading session today, but managed to claw back to the flat line as a surge in oil prices eased and some individual stocks benefited from some good news ...

A dip in oil prices put investors in a buying mood today, as stocks regained some of the sharp losses they suffered on Friday ...

A report from the Conference Board suggesting that economic growth might be about to slow down heading into 2005 did little to deter stock market investors as all major averages were at least modestly higher today ...

Stocks rose today but finished well below their high levels for the day as the latest bout of merger fever was tempered by inflation fears and a rebound in oil prices ...

Inflation concerns drove down stock markets today, overshadowing outlooks from major retailers that suggest a strong holiday season is in the offing along with a continuing drop in oil prices ...

Stocks were little changed today as investors seemed to be laying low heading into a week that will bring a slew of key earnings reports from retailers and the latest data on inflation ...

A strong earnings report from computer maker Dell, and additional evidence that the economy is on track, provided the impetus today for more gains on Wall Street to close out the week ...

Technology shares led stocks higher today as more relief in the oil price market and some company-specific news fueled a modest rally ...

The Federal Reserve Board met most expectations today by raising a key interest rate another quarter point, a decision that seemed to push stocks slightly lower on Wall Street ...

Stocks tread water for the second straight day today as investors remained cautious ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the Federal Reserve Board, where the future path of interest rate hikes are expected to be laid out ...

U.S. stocks ended the trading day almost right where they began today, as investors took a breather after a strong run-up in the markets last week ...

Stock markets picked up today where they left off yesterday, extending a post-election rally on a sharp drop in oil prices ...

Stocks roared out of the gate today as investors cheered the relatively quick resolution to the presidential election and -- in some sectors -- the investor-friendly victor ...

Election Day jitters reached Wall Street today as the markets finished mixed, giving up sizeable gains as investors moved to hedge their bets in the face of a too-close-to-call election ...

A report showing the U.S. economy continuing to expand failed to spark a rally in stocks today as shares closed out a strong week with a mixed session ...

U.S. stocks narrowly managed to post their third straight day of gains today amid continued relief in oil prices ...

With oil prices dropping, stocks rocketed to their second consecutive day of sizeable gains today, with the Dow again posting triple-digit gains and the Nasdaq turning in the day's best overall performance ...