STOCKS &amp; BONDS Oil Prices and Growth Data Drag Share Prices Down
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Stocks closed mostly lower yesterday as record oil prices and economic data showing slower-than-expected growth last month weighed on the markets.
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Stocks slipped on Tuesday as a sharp  drop in oil prices hurt energy shares and health-care company  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N fell following a report of a possible  $24 billion takeover of Guidant Corp. GDT.N.
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BROKER downgrades of three blue-chip stocks and a rise in crude oil futures pushed US stocks lower yesterday as investors looked for a clear sign that Wall Street would continue its year-end rally.
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U.S. stocks edged down on Wednesday  amid light volume as oil prices climbed before the release of  U.S. oil inventory data, which is expected to show a slight  decline in winter heating fuel stocks.
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Stocks moved lower on Thursday as a  brokerage downgrade on the oil sector, including Exxon Mobil  Corp. XOM.N, weighed on the market.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, pulling  back from a late rally in the previous session, as oil prices  marched higher and U.S. jobless claims data came in  higher-than-expected
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US stocks fell as oil prices reached a new high, spurring concern that rising energy costs will hamper earnings growth. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in six weeks.
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Stocks are lower as investors hold their breath ahead of weekly data on oil inventories due out later in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points in today&#39;s early going.
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U.S. technology stocks fell on Tuesday  after financial results from industry bellwether Oracle Corp.   disappointed investors, but the Dow and Standard &  Poor's 500 inched higher as a rise in oil prices boosted shares  of Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Markets shrug off strong GDP, consumer price reports in light trading before the Christmas holiday. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bonds edged lower Wednesday morning, erasing gains posted in the previous session, and
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Stocks slipped on Monday as a pullback in crude oil prices weighed on energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp , and as caution before housing data tempered optimism from the latest takeover activity.
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Stock prices are falling as oil and the economy take center stage. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 43 points in today&#39;s early going.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday as oil  prices hit a record high and Microsoft Corp. dragged on the  major indexes after the software maker's revenue forecast  lagged analysts' expectations.
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NEW YORK - United States stocks fell on Friday after a government report showed employment growth unexpectedly slowed last month. A fourth straight day of record oil prices also weighed on the benchmark indexes.
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US stocks ended lower on Monday in a quiet trading day as a sharp drop in the price of oil knocked down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  investor worries about high energy costs hurting corporate  profits kept indexes lower after oil prices broke through $48 a  barrel.
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Stocks edged lower Wednesday as investors weighed rising oil prices against a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture about the economy.