Blue Chips Tumble, Caterpillar Weighs
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U.S. blue-chip stocks slid lower on  Thursday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.  CAT.N, but technology shares remained higher after eBay Inc.  EBAY.O posted strong earnings.
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Stocks tumbled on Wednesday as a steep quarterly loss at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  and executives' warnings about possible future problems deepened investors' concern about the credit crisis.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks slipped on>  Wednesday as disappointing reports from companies such as  Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P. Morgan Chase &  Co. JPM.N weighed on the market.
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US stocks tumbled further in late trading on Thursday, with blue chips falling by more than 1 percent as investors worried that oil&#39;s jump to a record $53 a barrel would hurt consumer spending and cut into corporate profits.
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N and a  three-session drop in oil prices offset weakness in technology  shares.
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Stocks fell on Friday as investors   worried that the economy may get bruised by a   sharper-than-expected slowdown, which prompted them to sell   shares of big industrial companies such as heavy equipment   maker Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N.
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U.S. blue chips slipped on Wednesday,  pressured by a drop in airplane manufacturer Boeing Co. BA.N  after news China will not approve new airline purchases next  year.
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Stocks fell on Friday as manufacturer Caterpillar Inc's  disappointing profit fueled caution about the economy, while a pullback in crude oil prices from a record high hurt shares of energy companies.
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U.S. blue chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N had quarterly reports that  disappointed investors, while oil prices hovering at $55 per  barrel sparked fresh worry about higher corporate energy costs.
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Blue chips closed lower after Wall Street fell back in reaction to stronger crude prices.
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday as uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates hurt financial shares, while a brokerage's downgrade hit shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc .
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U.S. blue chips lost early gains and  slipped lower on Wednesday as oil prices rose and terrorism  fears sparked by a chemical scare in Washington crept into the  marketplace.
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness about the outlook for corporate profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after higher-than-expected inflation data dented hopes for an interest-rate cut and technology bellwether Hewlett-Packard Co.  failed to impress investors with its latest earnings report.
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Blue chips fell on Tuesday in a sharp reversal that trimmed gains in other indexes as Internet sites suggested exit polls had Sen. John Kerry ahead of President Bush in key states in the US presidential election.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N disappointed investors with  quarterly reports, and high oil prices rekindled worries about  the impact on profit margins.
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U.S. stock index futures extended declines, indicating a weaker market open on Friday, after heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.  reported disappointing results.