Stocks Down Slightly Amid Profit-Taking
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U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on  Monday as the dollar's rally and a drop in oil prices were not  enough to stop investors from selling stocks and taking profits  after last week's gains.
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Wall Street profits from U.S.   operations may fall 23 percent next year as the economy slows,   corporate earnings growth moderates and fees decline, a new   study shows.
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US STOCKS were knocked lower yesterday as investors worried that rising prices for oil and commodities would dent corporate profits, while drug shares fell on possible stricter scrutiny from regulators.
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US stock futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wednesday, as investors take a breather after Tuesday&#39;s run-up, with a lightly staffed Wall Street awaiting oil inventory data for some direction.
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Japanese stocks edged lower by midsession  on Friday as selective stocks bounced back on bargain hunting,  cushioning selling of tech stocks triggered when Sony Corp. cut  its operating profit estimate.
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Stock prices are mostly lower, but not showing much change from yesterday&#39;s closing levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 11 points in today&#39;s early going.
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U.S. stocks were set for a slightly lower open Thursday as disappointing results from coffee shop chain Starbucks and volatile oil prices may take the steam out of yesterday's rally.
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Stocks opened lower today as investors began to take profits following sharp gains a day earlier on Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of Friday's jobs data that could show further weakening in the economy and possibly send equity markets lower.
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US stocks were modestly lower at midmorning on Wednesday after earlier weakness sparked by a sharp fall in China and a swoon in global equity markets was staunched.
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Tokyo&#39;s main stock index edged slightly lower in morning trading Friday as investors took profits from gains the day before. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on  Friday as investors booked gains late in the thin holiday  trading session, but indexes moved into positive territory in  2004 for the second year in a row.
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NEW YORK Profit-taking after Wall Street&#39;s nine-session rally left stocks narrowly mixed on Monday even as oil prices continued their downward trend.
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US stocks were under modest pressure at midmorning on Tuesday, as investors digested another weak housing report, lower-than-expected earnings results from the retail and semiconductor sectors, and a management shuffle at Yahoo.
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Stocks were headed lower at the open   on Thursday, weighed down by weaker-than-expected earnings from  online retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O and a government  report showing U.S. productivity growth slowed in the fourth  quarter.
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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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US stocks were slightly lower on Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday&#39;s sharp rally, as another slide in oil prices knocked shares of energy-related companies.