Blue Chips Slip on Oil Concerns
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U.S. blue chips edged down on Tuesday  as oil jumped to another record and government data on the  services sector showed that growth was slower than expected  last month.
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U.S. blue chips ended slightly lower  on Wednesday as investors were spooked by a rise in oil prices  and jitters over terrorism, but technology stocks rose as  computer-related companies rallied.
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NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks retreated on Wednesday as oil prices vaulted above US$43 a barrel while news that China intended to curb overheated growth in its airline sector hurt aerospace and defence stocks such as Boeing Co.
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U.S. blue chips closed at two-month  highs on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices eased concerns that  high energy costs would hurt corporate profits, but there was  some caution as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday  and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders saw a  possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too small to  make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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Stocks remained mixed, with the blue chip Dow Index weighed down by uncertainty over oil prices and further announcements of investigations of the insurance industry.
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BLUE chips in the United States recovered ground on Friday as falling oil prices offset a profit warning from aluminium-maker Alcoa, while a tech rally was fuelled by software-maker Oracle Corp.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks declined on  Thursday as a jump in oil prices added to worries about  inflation, but a rally in chip makers' stocks helped the Nasdaq  advance late in the session to end at a six-year high.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Wednesday on a drop in oil prices, but the broad market was little changed due to lingering concerns about the troubled subprime mortgage industry.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday  as disappointing earnings from companies including Dow  component Caterpillar and higher oil prices dampened the mood  on Wall Street after two days of advances.
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U.S. blue chips were flat on Monday  after a report showing an unexpected drop in November  construction spending offset a drop in oil prices, while a  brokerage downgrade of Sun Microsystems SUNW.O hurt Nasdaq.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Monday  as Dow component 3M Co. MMM.N posted results slightly below  Wall Street estimates and oil prices held near $55 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday as  oil prices jumped back above $54 a barrel after the government  reported a smaller-than-expected increase in crude oil  inventories and a few blue-chip companies disappointed  investors with their earnings and outlooks.
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US blue-chip stocks ended barely higher on Friday as a spike in oil prices to near record levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks inched higher on  Monday as the price of crude rose to near $49 a barrel and  helped energy companies' shares, but technology shares slid,  pulled down by a drop in chipmakers.
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US blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil touched $49 a barrel, close to the record set last month, and a key gauge of future economic activity fell for a third straight month.
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US blue-chip stocks declined to the lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel costs will erode corporate profits.