Blue Chips End Lower on Oil Prices and Profit Outlook
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Stocks slid Monday, although many investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of a key meeting of the Federal Reserve. Tech shares were flat.
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US blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world&#39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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U.S. blue chips trimmed gains on  Friday after a senior OPEC delegate said the producer group  cannot rule out cutting oil production if oil prices slide  further and monthly U.S. jobs data showed weaker-than-expected  growth.
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U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday as  oil prices jumped back above $54 a barrel after the government  reported a smaller-than-expected increase in crude oil  inventories and a few blue-chip companies disappointed  investors with their earnings and outlooks.
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U.S. blue chips were down on Wednesday  on a sharp rise in oil prices after oil inventories rose less  than expected and a few Dow components disappointed investors  with their earnings and outlooks.
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U.S. blue chips were nearly unchanged  on Monday as a drop in oil company shares on sharply lower  crude prices offset reports of strong holiday sales from some  retailers.
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UK blue chips closed lower, off the day's highs, with a weak start on Wall Street, ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, and fading bid hopes at ITV weighing on market sentiment, dealers said.
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness about the outlook for 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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UK blue-chips closed lower Monday, on the final half-day's trading of the year, with year-end window-dressing the only real activity as volumes stayed low.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the  blue-chip Dow hitting a new low for the year, as oil prices set  new records above $55 a barrel and the dollar fell to within a  cent of record lows against the euro.
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UK blue chips closed lower Thursday having spent much of the afternoon tracking Wall Street which was unsettled by rising oil prices and mixed economic data, but overall were subdued amid ongoing interest rate concerns at home.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell 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 profit margins.
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UK blue-chips closed lower Tuesday after a turn-around in fortunes among listed resource stocks amid weaker commodity prices, with Northern Rock disappointing investors by succumbing to pressure from the FSA to withhold its dividend.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended barely  higher on Friday as a spike in oil prices to near-record levels  pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of  high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday as disappointing earnings reports from companies  including Caterpillar, UPS and Amgen combined with higher oil  prices to turn investors cautious after two days of gains.
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Blue chips fell on Monday as investors  fretted over higher oil prices and companies warning of lower  earnings, but buying of semiconductor shares helped to reverse  Nasdaq's losses.