Blue chips fall on oil
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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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U.S. blue chips fell on Wednesday as a steep decline in commodity prices and lower crude oil dented shares of Alcoa Inc.  and Exxon Mobil Corp., outweighing strong earnings from McDonald's Corp. .
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US blue chips ended slightly lower on Wednesday after crude oil climbed above $44 a barrel, renewing fears that high energy costs would cut into corporate profits.
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U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  WMT.N cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session  pullback in oil prices.
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U.S. blue chips ended slightly lower on Wednesday after crude oil climbed above &#36;44 a barrel, renewing fears that high energy costs would cut into corporate profits.
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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-chip stocks retreated on  Wednesday as oil prices vaulted above $43 a barrel while news  that China intended to curb overheated growth in its airline  sector hurt aerospace and defense stocks such as Boeing Co.  BA.N.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks were knocked lower on Thursday after Exxon Mobil Corp.  was downgraded by a brokerage, but the technology-dominated Nasdaq index rebounded from Wednesday's sharp decline.
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Stocks declined on Monday as a drop in oil prices hit shares of major energy companies and investors took profits in large technology companies in the last trading session of the year.
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US 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 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 corporate profit margins.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as shares of  major oil companies tumbled after the price of crude fell more  than a $1 a barrel to a 3-month low.
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The latest jump in oil prices to over $55 a barrel pushed stocks down yesterday, with blue chips falling to their lowest levels this year.
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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.
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U.S. blue chips fell on Wednesday as a  steep decline in commodity prices and lower crude oil dented  shares of Alcoa Inc. AA.N and Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N,  outweighing strong earnings from McDonald's Corp. MCD.N.
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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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Blue-chip stocks fell on Tuesday and the Nasdaq composite index pared earlier gains as China said it raised a stamp duty on stock trades in Chinese markets and a sharp drop in oil prices hurt shares of energy companies.