DOW JONES

S&P 500 futures were flat on Wednesday, struggling to move past their 200-day simple moving average ahead of a busy day on the earnings calendar.

The S&P snapped a three-day winning streak on Tuesday after mixed earnings reports and a fall in consumer confidence, but analysts said U.S. stocks were taking a breather and the rally could pick back up.

The S&P 500 and Dow Industrials edged higher on Friday as another round of solid corporate earnings offset uncertainty ahead of European bank stress test results.

Stocks rose on Monday, building on last week's gains and tracking a rise in global equities, after strong European industrial data reassured investors the global economic rebound was on track.

U.S. stock indexes rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, boosted by gains in materials and technology shares and after Spain unveiled an austerity plan that further eased jitters over euro-zone sovereign debt woes.

The biggest intraday point drop ever in the Dow Jones Industrial Average may have been caused by an erroneous trade entered by a person at a big Wall Street bank, multiple market sources said on Thursday.

The Dow industrials briefly turned negative in late afternoon trading on Monday and the S&P 500 extended losses as bank shares continued to slide, weighed by the uncertainty surrounding a financial regulation proposal.

U.S. stocks inched higher on Thursday as an upbeat profit forecast from United Parcel Service lifted transportation shares, but concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims limited gains.

U.S. stocks edged up on Thursday as an upbeat profit forecast from United Parcel Service lifted transportation shares, but concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims limited gains.

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as an upbeat profit forecast from United Parcel Service pushed up transportation shares, offsetting concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims.

Wall Street fell on Thursday as an unexpected rise in jobless claims disappointed investors hoping for a steady labor market recovery and on persistent fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread through Europe.

The Dow and the S&P 500 cut losses on Wednesday, led by gains in the energy sector, and the Nasdaq briefly turned positive.

The euro dropped on Thursday on a report that Greece is not hopeful of aid from the European Union, while Asian stocks hovered near a two-month high, supported by solid growth expectations for the region.

The stock market edged higher on Wednesday as stocks in the transportation and financial sectors made significant gains.

The S&P 500 Index has rallied about 70 percent in the last 12 months. It experienced a correction that started late January, set off by Greece woes and Chinese monetary tightening.

The U.S. stock market tracked losses of worldwide assets as Europe and the U.S. reported gloomy data on Tuesday.

As global investors are still grappling with the Greece bailout situation, China surprised the world with yet another bank reserve ratio hike.

The U.S. Senate will be able to vote on Ben Bernanke's second term as the chairman of Federal Reserve by Thursday or Friday, the chamber's majority leader Senate Harry Reid said on Tuesday.

Seventeen Senators, four of them Democrats, have declared that they will vote against Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's confirmation for second term, according a Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones survey.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.16 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent at 4.10 a.m. ET.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.16 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent at 4.10 a.m. ET.