Economic, credit worries rattle investors
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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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Disappointing data come as credit crisis looms.
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U.S. shares are expected to fall on   Thursday as investors wrestle with worries about inflation,   interest rates and economic growth, with economically sensitive   sectors such as technology likely to be hurt again.
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While the economic weakness has been concentrated in the financial services, home building and related sectors, investors are growing fearful that it is spreading.
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Strange happenings from the investing and business world.
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The fallout from allegations of serious accounting problems at Fannie Mae has rattled investors and could even bump up mortgage rates down the road.
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Volatility returned to Wall Street yesterday, sending stocks plunging as investors grew more uneasy about the economy and whether the Federal Reserve will take the steps needed to prevent credit market problems from spreading further. The Dow Jones industrials fell 280 points.
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Business & money: Heavy losses on stock market as investors worry that combination of rising interest rates and falling house prices will have damaging impact.
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Following Tuesdayâs sell-off, investors still faced questions about the strength of the economy and the soundness of upcoming corporate earnings reports.
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Wall Street retreated today as investors nervously awaited fresh economic data to be published later this week.
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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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New problems in America and Europe,  wrought by the faltering U.S. mortgage sector, jolted financial  markets on Wednesday as investors looked for a rapid central  bank response.
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Earnings reports from IBM, Intel, and AMD and acquisition news from Oracle and Sun did nothing to calm IT investor fears about an uncertain U.S. economy this week.
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Investors reacted to a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report that raised worries about the software makerâs ability to cope with tougher competition and a slowing U.S. economy.
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Wall Street declined after a spike in producer prices and uncertainty about a plan to ease tightness in the credit markets stirred concerns.
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U.S. stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent 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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Global investors will be watching nervously for signs of contagion from the US housing meltdown and a credit squeeze in coming days, even after a broad stock markets rebound over the past week from recent turbulence.