Market slips as Best Buy results miss, but GE helps
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U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday as disappointing earnings from consumer electronics chain Best Buy Inc.  sounded a sour note about the strength of the holiday shopping season.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by a sharp decline in the tech sector as shares of online auctioneer eBay Inc.  and wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc.  took a beating a day after both companies reported disappointing outlooks.
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U.S. blue chips slipped lower on  Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N dampened sentiment toward retailers, although  pharmaceuticals benefited as investors changed their focus to  less volatile stocks.
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Stocks fell on Monday, but the market managed to make a modest advance in 2007 after gains in energy and technology offset the dramatic sell-off in financials from the mortgage market meltdown.
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Best Buy Co. Inc.  reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the consumer electronics retailer slashed prices on flat-panel TVs to boost sales at the start of the holiday shopping season, sending its shares down over 6 percent.
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Stocks fell, with the S&P briefly down 1 percent, on Friday as declines in defensive shares and talk of more trouble in the global financial sector offset strong earnings from companies, including Honeywell International Inc .
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U.S. stocks ended lower but off their worst levels for the session Friday, allowing the market to post its first weekly gain for the year as investors took comfort from a pickup in merger activity.
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Shares of General Electric Co. GE.N  fell slightly before the bell on Friday after the industrial  conglomerate said quarterly earnings rose.
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Stocks erased early gains on Tuesday and traded slightly lower as economic reports on housing and consumer confidence offset the positive impact of takeover offers for two U.S. companies.
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B&amp;G Foods Holdings Corp. fell flat in its trading debut Thursday, and shares were nearly unchanged from their reduced opening price in Friday afternoon activity as investors mulled mixed results from two other
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Stock index futures indicated a slightly lower start on Wall Street on Tuesday before a Federal Reserve interest rate decision and after electronics retailer Best Buy Co.  reported disappointing earnings.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 slipped on Tuesday, after a report showed consumer confidence fell to a 2-year low, and with investors jittery a day ahead of a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.
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Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer  Best Buy Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday its quarterly profit  fell, dragged down by sales of lower margin products.
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U.S. stocks ended the final day of the  second quarter on a down note, slipping on Friday after  weaker-than-expected data on Chicago-area manufacturing stirred  concerns about the economy and offset fresh hopes for a faster  turnaround at General Motors Corp. .
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Best Buy Co. Inc.  reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the consumer electronics retailer slashed prices on flat-panel TVs to boost sales at the start of the holiday shopping season.
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The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low and retailer Best Buy  warned that shopper traffic dropped off after the holidays.
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Stocks seesawed in afternoon trade Thursday, with blue chips struggling to maintain their gains while techs edged lower following warnings from Google.