Technology sector adds strength to the rally – Financial Times
Wall Street yesterday recorded its first full week of consecutive gains since November 2006 after strength in technology stocks added to this week’s rally. International Business Machines rose 3 per cent to $125.93 after Barclays upgraded computer

ANALYSIS – The dollar’s slump is good news for corporate earnings – Reuters India
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Next week investors could get the clearest indication yet of whether revenues are growing again for U.S. companies as a number of bellwethers are likely to see a benefit from the dollar’s weakness. The earnings diary features

Dow hits 2009 closing high on earnings optimism – Daily News and Analysis
New York: US stocks climbed on Friday, with the Dow hitting a closing high for 2009, as investors anticipated positive news from next week’s key earnings reports and bullish broker comments boosted tech shares. US stocks achieved their best weekly

Duo of IBM, Intel Propels Dow’s Run – Wall Street Journal
As stocks leapt on Friday, a rally by International Business Machines and Intel drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a fresh closing high for the year. The rise capped a 4% advance for the week as earnings from Alcoa fueled optimism that the