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Stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday amid signs that the nation's economic recovery was advancing, albeit slowly.

Share prices were mostly higher on Monday, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rising to a two-year high.

Stocks were mostly higher on Friday, lifted by a positive report from the Labor Department on job creation and the unemployment rate.

Stocks were mostly higher on Monday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to an almost 32-month high, helped by optimism about Egypt's democratic transition plan and a decline in China's trade surplus.

Stocks on Wall Street were mostly higher on Friday as the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index ran its streak of daily gains to six sessions, but activity was light and gains were small as the market slogged through the start of a seasonally slow period.

Other automakers were mostly higher on Monday.

Bond prices were mostly higher yesterday, lifted on one hand by the Treasury's announced intention to buy back debt this week yet restrained on the other by the allure of rising stocks.

Overseas, stocks were mostly higher in Europe and Asia as investors focused on the prospect of additional interest rate cuts.

Stock indexes were mostly higher in Europe, and the yields on government bonds issued by Spain and Italy declined — a sign that investors are becoming more optimistic about the ability of those countries to repay their debts.

Asian shares were mostly higher.

Foreign markets are mostly higher today and U.S. stock futures rise on economic optimism.