Wall Street Week Ahead: Again at highs, stocks to take cues from consumer

Quarterly earnings reports from department store operators including Macy's , luxury goods companies such as Michael Kors and entertainment company Disney will set the tone for Wall Street, with investors also eyeing U.S. retail sales data due on Friday. “The consumer, in our mind, is a lever that could cause equities to trend higher,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis. Recent data has shown solid consumer spending, including higher-than-expected outlays in June as households bought more goods and services.

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Wall Street Week Ahead: Again at highs, stocks to take cues from consumer

Wall Street pauses after mid-week rally

(Reuters) – Wall Street was slightly lower on Friday as investors digested U.S. corporate earnings as well as data that pointed to a slow global economic recovery, ahead of a crucial meeting of oil producers to help tackle a global surplus.

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Wall Street rally boosted by higher oil prices

U.S. crude pared some of their gains, but were up more than 2 percent after the International Energy Agency said oil prices might have bottomed as output in the United States and other non-OPEC countries was beginning to fall quickly. Investors took a positive view of European Central Bank's new stimulus package unveiled on Thursday, despite ECB President Mario Draghi signaling an end to further rate cuts. The Nasdaq Composite was up 66.03 points, or 1.42 percent, at 4,728.19.

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Wall Street rally boosted by higher oil prices