Credit concerns drive market lower
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's slashed its outlook on two companies that insure more than $1 trillion of debt, suggesting fallout from the housing slump is far from over.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after worries about bad mortgage debts hit bank shares and a warning from luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc.  reignited concern about the erosion of the housing market.
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Stocks edged lower on Wednesday on disappointment about corporate financial results and uncertainty whether an expected Federal Reserve rate cut could head off a U.S. recession.
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Worries about the world-leading U.S.  economy and fears over bank credit rippled across financial  markets on Monday, sending stocks sharply lower and dragging  the dollar to a record low against the euro.
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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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U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.
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US stocks ended the week on a subdued note on Friday when economic data combined with heightened credit concerns sent leading indices lower.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as the housing slump took a toll on companies' earnings outlooks, while trouble in the subprime mortgage market hurt financial companies' shares.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as doubts grew that a plan by global central banks to thaw credit markets could work, sending financial shares lower.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, hit by losses in financial companies after Bank of America Corp  reported a sharp drop in earnings, stoking concern the credit crunch was dragging on profits and the economy.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after data showed deterioration in the employment and housing markets, underscoring concern that problems of the subprime mortgage market were spreading to the wider economy.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as doubts grew about a plan by global central banks to unfreeze credit markets, sending financial shares lower.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as shares of financial services companies slid on concerns about the lingering effects of the credit crunch following Bank of America Corp's disappointing quarterly results.
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Stocks slid on Thursday as a profit warning from credit card company Capital One Financial Corp  added to concerns about the impact of the credit crisis and housing slump on the economy.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500's biggest drop in two weeks, tracking European shares lower on credit concerns.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as rising bond yields stoked concerns that higher borrowing costs could cut into corporate profits and put a damper on deal activity.
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Stocks headed for a lower open on Tuesday, with financial company shares set to lead losses due to renewed global credit concerns and nervousness before a report on consumer confidence.