Signs of Consumer Pullback Weigh on Shares
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The Dow industrials and the Nasdaq slipped Friday on concerns about retail spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as signs of   housing-market weakness and worries about the outlook for   interest rates made investors uneasy about prospects for   consumer spending and corporate profits.
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US shares retreated on Monday when investors sought to lock in recent profits amid fears that a weak jobs market would lead to mounting losses in the consumer credit sector.
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With the pace of corporate earnings reports slowing, Wall Street will have its eye on consumer prices and other economic indicators in this holiday-shortened week.
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Data to be released this week was expected to bring more evidence that the consumer side of the economy is faltering amid rising price pressures and a tight job market.
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Wall Street pulled back yesterday, finishing slightly lower as investors grappled with an economic assessment by the Federal Reserve that warned yet again of inflation risks and reported a substantial slowing of the housing sector.
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Shares are slipping, but investors should do their homework to find out why.
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NEW YORK - Stocks drifted lower in extremely light trading Monday as a disappointing consumer income report prompted investors to collect profits after two weeks of gains.    While investors were cheered by the Commerce Department's report of a strong rise in consumer spending for July, growth in incomes was nearly flat...
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Stocks ended lower on Friday on signs   the economy may be slowing more sharply than previously   thought, threatening corporate profits, including those of   large industrial companies.
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NEW YORK - Two of the world&#39;s biggest consumer products giants issued profit warnings today, sending shares in both companies downward.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after reports showed the housing slump was deepening and spreading to the job market while slowing consumer spending.
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Wall Street pulled back today amid light volume as investors refrained from making any big bets ahead of the Federal Reserveâs rate decision.
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Wall Street pulled back sharply Tuesday as investors dealt with disappointing earnings reports and renewed concerns about the mortgage lending market.
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U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday, as a  jump in producer prices raised concerns about inflation and  aggressive interest-rate hikes from the Fed, while a lackluster  sales report from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.WMT.N prompted  investors to sell retailers' shares.
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U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday,   with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before   Friday's jobs report and as retailers reported mixed sales for   August.
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Stocks slipped on Monday as concern about the impact of the housing slump and credit squeeze hurt shares of financial companies.
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NEW YORK - A disappointing reading of consumer confidence overshadowed another slide in oil prices Tuesday, sending stocks lower in light trading.    The plunge in the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, which fell to 98.2 in August from 105.7 in July, raised concerns on Wall Street that oil prices, while now falling, have already damaged the economic recovery...