U.S. Stocks Open Lower as Oil Looms
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.
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Stock futures slipped on Wednesday,  pointing to a weak market open, as firming oil prices and a  wide-reaching investigation into the insurance and health  industry cast a shadow over Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday  as Coca-Cola Co. KO.N upset sentiment by warning earnings for  the rest of the year would lag expectations, while concerns  about Hurricane Ivan and its effect on crude prices continued  to weigh on investors.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday  with oil prices holding near $50 a barrel, while news that U.S.  gross domestic product grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in  the third quarter failed to create excitement on Wall Street.
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Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as traders waited to see whether the first cold snap of the US winter had eaten into low heating fuel supplies.
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US stocks looked set to open lower on Monday as oil prices approach record levels, fueling concerns that high energy costs are biting into corporate profits and consumer spending.
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U.S. shares were seen opening slightly  weaker on Wednesday as oil prices held near the $47 a barrel  level, while investors cooled to the Federal Reserve's   assessment of the economy.
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Stocks headed for a lower open on Friday as oil prices topped $61 a barrel, raising concerns that the inflation-wary Federal Reserve may not cut benchmark U.S. interest rates any time soon.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as oil prices rose sharply, threatening corporate profits, while the dollar weakened.
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U.S. stock futures slipped on Tuesday,  indicating an opening fall on Wall Street, with energy shares  set to be hit but the broader market supported by crude's  continued fall.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday on  concerns the economy and corporate profits will slow as crude  futures touched another record and inched toward $50 per  barrel.
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U.S. stock futures were sharply lower  on Tuesday, pointing to a weak market open as crude oil prices  hit yet another high, while third-quarter earnings reports  began to trickle in.
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Stocks inched lower at the open Thursday, as investors eyed surging oil and gold prices and opted to step back after pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record closing high in the previous session.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Monday in a  quiet day on Wall Street as the price of oil dropped below $42  a barrel and knocked down shares of energy-related companies  such as Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N.
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Wall Street was set to open slightly lower on Wednesday as investors eye the damage to corporate earnings from stubbornly high oil prices with scorecards from key companies rolling in.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors nervously awaited fresh data for clues on the strength of the economy.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  open on Wall Street on Thursday, extending the previous  session's sharp fall, with rising energy prices feeding  investor concerns about corporate profits and slower growth.