On Wall Street, a Day of Frayed Nerves
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A dizzying somersault on the markets left traders and everyday investors biting their nails, and wondering  what lies ahead.
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Stocks plunged yesterday as investors, nervous about earnings reports, cringed at troubling forecasts from two retailers, Home Depot and Sears, and at soaring oil prices.
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Wall Street finished a volatile session mixed yesterday as investors grappled with the possibility that the Federal Reserve might not lower interest rates as much as they hope.
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It has been one of those weeks. Every so often, a collective panic breaks out among investors in the world's stock markets, and share prices fall like fragile fences charged down by a herd of frightened animals.
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October one was awaited by the market with some apprehension. This is the day that the controversial securities turnover tax was to kick in, as was the lower capital gain tax regime and there have been fears of the markets tanking.
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Wall Street looked set to fall on Wednesday as investors worldwide struggled to decide whether a surprise U.S. interest-rate cut the day before was a sign of salvation or of worse to come in troubled markets.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves  Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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Wall Street stocks struggled for direction on Thursday, finishing mixed as the market awaited further guidance from the US Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street stocks battled through another volatile session on Tuesday after a massive injection of liquidity from the European Central Bank did little to calm fractious equity markets.
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While earnings reports from a few brand-name tech companies helped cushion financial worries and a weak start for trading in the new year, investor confidence still seemed shaky.
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Wall Street, already uneasy ahead of the Fedâs rate decision, grew more concerned after a drop in consumer confidence was reported.
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The problems of others hit the stock where it hurts.
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US stocks suffered a lacklustre session as doubts about a plan by world central banks to help alleviate the worst effects of the credit squeeze weighed on sentiment.
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The weather outside was frightful, retail sales were not delightful, but investors had no place to go, so they let the stock market go, and go and go.
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Wall Street was lower as a pair of disappointing economic reports added to investor anxiety about the economy.
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The stock market correction, credit crunch and sub-prime meltdown hit Wall Street where it hurts--their usually big end-of-the-year bonuses.
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For the average investor, the U.S. stock market is looking downright scary. One day it's plummeting. The next day it's soaring.