Stocks sink on Google worry, Wal-Mart sales
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U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Monday, with the Nasdaq sliding 2 percent, as investors sold Google Inc.  shares after Barron's newspaper said the stock was overvalued and a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  raised doubts about consumers' holiday spending.
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Stocks were slightly lower on Tuesday,  as concerns about higher oil prices cutting into corporate  profits and consumer demand weighed on sentiment, while retail  sales posted a larger-than-expected decline in August.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, weighed  down by retailers after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N reported  lackluster sales, while a jump in producer prices renewed  concerns about inflation and the prospect of more aggressive  rate increases from the Fed.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as  a lackluster sales report from world's largest retailer  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N hurt that sector and a jump in  producer prices sparked concerns about inflation and higher  interest rates.
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U.S. stocks could start the week lower  after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , a key barometer of the U.S.  retail sector, forecast a decline in monthly sales, signaling  caution about the holiday shopping season.
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Stocks fell on Monday after Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N recorded disappointing Thanksgiving sales,  hurting hopes for a strong holiday retail season.
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Blue chips ended lower on Monday,  under pressure from disappointing Thanksgiving sales from No. 1  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, while tech stocks drew  support from Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O and drove the Nasdaq  to its highest close in 10 months.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  shares fell in pre-market trading on Monday after the world's biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday after profit warnings from Home Depot Inc.  and Sears Holdings Corp. , while trouble in the subprime mortgage market fueled a sell-off among shares of financial companies.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell in pre-market trading on Monday after the world&#39;s biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by a  decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales  warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly  $43 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday, snapping the Dow's three-day run to record highs, as employment data renewed worries about slower economic growth, while shares of automaker General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.
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A DISAPPOINTING sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc sent US stocks mostly lower today as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilised after last week&#39;s highs, would
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as investors worried about a soft retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.
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U.S. stocks slid on Thursday, ending  four days of gains as oil prices continued their march higher,  but Google Inc. GOOG.O created a buzz as shares of the  Internet search company surged on their debut.
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The Dow industrials and S&P 500 index pared early gains to edge lower on Tuesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  announced cuts in capital expenditures, offsetting optimism about earnings.
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Stocks dropped on Thursday after a   report showed factory activity contracted in the U.S.   Mid-Atlantic region, prompting worries about the U.S. economy   and corporate profits, while drugstore stocks sank on fears of   competition from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N .