NEW YORK -- Wall Street rose tentatively Tuesday as investors were torn between troubling fears about inflation and more reassuring signs that the U.S. economic downturn is nearing an end.

Interest rates for long-term mortgages rose this week to their highest levels since March, pushed up by the threat of inflation.

Interest rates for long-term mortgages rose this week to their highest levels since March, pushed up by the threat of inflation.

Interest rates for long-term mortgages rose this week to their highest levels since March, pushed up by the threat of inflation.

Interest rates for long-term mortgages rose this week to their highest levels since March, pushed up by the threat of inflation.

LONDON (Reuters) - Leading global investors lifted their stock holdings to the highest level this year in May but remained cautious in the face of fragile global growth and higher inflation.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Monday, with regional shares outside Japan hitting a 1-month low, as investors feared rising inflation and sluggish U.S. economic growth would seriously dent consumer demand in the region's biggest export market.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, posting their biggest losses in two weeks, amid fears the U.S. economy faces 1980s-style stagflation after the Federal Reserve slashed its economic growth forecasts while raising estimates for inflation.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose in light trading on Thursday as a pullback in oil prices eased concerns about inflation and a battle to control Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) boosted the tech sector.

The Dow rises 66 points despite a late sell-off of technology issues. Oil falls $1.58 to $124.22 a barrel. Stocks advanced Wednesday after a better-than-expected report on consumer prices tempered concerns about inflation.