Stocks: Reduced profit outlooks undermine shares
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NEW YORK Higher oil prices and lowered profit forecasts weakened stocks Monday, with investors hesitant to buy in ahead of an interest rate-setting meeting of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of jobs data on Friday that could show further weakening in the economy and hurt corporate earnings.
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Heading into the heart of earnings  season next week the expected results look robust, but a  slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil  prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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NEW YORK - Stocks drifted lower in extremely light trading Monday as a disappointing consumer income report prompted investors to collect profits after two weeks of gains. Several earnings warnings added to investors' uneasiness...
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A timid near-term outlook sends shares tumbling, but it doesn't hurt the long-term view.
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The stocks doomed to failure aren't always the ones you think.
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The buy high-sell low strategy may be a recipe for disaster for your average investor. But for companies, it has been a way to improve reported profits.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a  profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. KO.N fueled concern about  corporate profits and a Goldman Sachs survey showed softening  corporate spending on technology.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday on concerns   that slowing economic growth would hurt corporate profits,   especially among large industrial corporations like Caterpillar   Inc.CAT.N
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Investors react to a disappointing earnings projection and to testimony that dampens hopes of negotiations with Oracle.
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There may be other things afoot in investors' minds than less-than-stellar quarterly results
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Heading into the heart of earnings  season this week the expected results look robust, but a  slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil  prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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European equity markets were poised for a weaker open on Thursday following losses on Wall Street in the previous session as a number of companies issued profit warnings.
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Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and a new spike in oil prices sent stocks lower in early trading Wednesday as investors&#39; worries over third-quarter earnings increased.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors took profits following data that signalled strength in the economy and revived interest-rate concerns.
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NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and oil prices topping $48 per barrel sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday as investors moved to protect their recent gains. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 138 points...
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Wall Street&#39;s earnings growth, fuelled by two years of robust trading gains, is showing signs that it might taper off in coming quarters as a sluggish stockmarket and a less favourable trading environment take a toll on profits.