Indexes end lower as investors take profits
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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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Japanese stocks edged lower on Wednesday  as investors moved to lock in profits in machinery issues such  as Fanuc Ltd., offsetting gains made by some exporters on solid  earnings by high-profile U.S. firms.
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Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors took profits after five straight sessions of gains. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Stocks edged slightly lower on Monday  as interest rates and a weakening dollar took center stage now  that the presidential election is over and investors took  profits after last week's rally.
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The Dow industrial average turned lower, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were little changed as concerns about fallout from the housing slump cut short an earlier bounce.
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UK blue chips have closed lower, with a cautious morning by Wall Street and sliding commodity stocks outweighing another scattering of M&amp;A stories and pulling the FTSE 100 back from Friday's six-year highs.
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Stock prices fell in early trading today with investors collecting some profits after Wednesday's gains.
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Blue chips ended lower yesterday as a drop in oil prices hit energy shares and buyers took profits after a series of record-high closes.
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Investors turned to profit-taking yesterday, leaving stocks mixed after nearly two weeks of solid gains. Another drop in oil prices limited the market&#39;s losses.
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US stocks were lower at midmorning on Tuesday, as investors sought to consolidate  recent gains after several benchmarks opened the week with record closes.
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Tokyo's main stock index ended lower Friday amid profit-taking of technology issues and concerns about soaring oil prices. The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Slashed earnings estimate pulls down shares.
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U.S. stocks were headed lower on  Wednesday as investors await remarks by Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan and may take some profits a day after  major indexes rose to 2-month highs.
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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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UK blue-chips closed lower, with mining and oil stocks weighing on the FTSE 100, while losses on Wall Street added to investors concerns.
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Tokyo stocks finished lower Monday as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro and a seven-month low against the Japanese yen amid worries about the US current account and budget deficits.
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Leading shares closed a touch lower Monday as Wall Street was also negative amid disappointing factory data and after severe declines in Chinese stocks, with property sector losses weighing on UK blue-chips.