Stocks decline as data adds to economy fears
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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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Stocks dropped on Friday as investors tempered optimism that the economy may avoid recession, and they locked in profits on banking and pharmaceutical shares after two days of sharp gains.
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Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch cut its rating on three investment banks, while housing and consumer confidence data added to concerns about the economy's health.
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Stocks fell on Monday, extending last week's losses, as investors worried that signs of rising inflation and weakness in holiday shopping dimmed prospects for economic growth and corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after   revised data on labor costs stirred inflation concerns and   Intel Corp. said it would cut fewer jobs than some investors   expected.
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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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U.S. stocks slipped on Friday after employment data renewed worries about slower economic growth, while shares of automaker General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data raised concerns about the outlook for the economy and profits.
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Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday after weak employment data and a record drop in a home sales index heightened concern that turmoil in the subprime mortgage market was hurting the wider U.S. economy.
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Stocks tumbled on Friday, driving major indexes down nearly 2 percent, as data showing the first monthly drop in payrolls in four years stoked fears on Wall Street that the economy was headed into recession.
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Stocks tumbled on Friday, with the Nasdaq down more than 3 percent, as data showing weak job growth in December heightened fears of a U.S. recession.
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Stocks declined sharply today as mixed post-Thanksgiving results from retailers fed into concerns about the slowing economy.
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Stocks fell on Friday after initial news of a White House stimulus package raised doubts about how much of a boost it would give the economy.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower, impacted by losses on Wall Street after weak US economic data raised concerns of a further economic slowdown, with options expiries and UK banking stocks also weighing.
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Stocks dropped on Wednesday after weak data heightened concerns about turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, while the Federal Reserve's Beige Book later suggested conditions may not have deteriorated enough to trigger a rate cut.
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Stocks extended their slide on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 500 points as China's equity market sell-off fanned concerns about equity valuations there and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.
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Stocks slid on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years, hurting shares of manufacturers like 3M Co.  and Caterpillar Inc. and prompting worries that the U.S. economy was slowing too quickly.