Indexes end sharply lower on Bear Stearns woes
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Stocks ended sharply lower on Friday as a pair of troubled Bear Stearns hedge funds stoked concerns that other investment banks may face large losses from subprime mortgages.
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Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as news that deep losses on subprime mortgage bonds have left two Bear Stearns hedge funds almost worthless further worried investors already edgy after lackluster results from Intel Corp.  and Yahoo Inc.
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Stocks headed for a sharply lower open on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology shares, with the Nasdaq composite index on the cusp of a bear market.
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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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Stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, pointing to a steep drop at the open on Tuesday, as fears of a U.S. recession gripped investors globally.
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NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 plummeting to a 15-month low, as news of a plunge in regional factory activity and a hefty loss at Merrill Lynch further clouded an increasingly dire view of the economy.
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Stocks ended lower on Friday on signs  the economy may be slowing more sharply than previously  thought, threatening corporate profits, including those of  large industrial companies.
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U.S. stocks headed for a sharply lower open on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology shares, with the Nasdaq composite index on the cusp of a bear market.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a sharply lower start on Monday as the global sell-off in equities moved apace and the shares in troubled subprime mortgage lenders plunged after the initiation of a criminal investigation.
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A slew of dismal earnings results drove European equity markets sharply lower on Thursday as fears grew of a global economic slowdown.
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Stocks opened sharply lower on Wall Street after overseas markets fell over the last two days.
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Leading shares extended losses to close markedly lower, hit harder in afternoon deals by a negative session on Wall Street amid rising bond yields, and with HBOS falling almost 4 percent after its trading update revealed disappointing mortgage market figures.
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Stocks slid on Wednesday as worries grew about how far troubles in the subprime mortgage market could spread, a day after Bear Stearns said two hedge funds with big bets on the sector were nearly worthless.
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Bear Stearns profits fall 61% as a result of the credit crisis and exposure to sub-prime debt.
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Leading shares ended lower as a weak early session on Wall Street added to sharp falls in heavyweight miners and oil stocks on the back of volatile energy prices.
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Stock index futures fell on Wednesday  as news that deep losses on subprime mortgage bonds have left  two Bear Stearns hedge funds almost worthless further worried  investors already edgy after lackluster results from Intel  Corp.  and Yahoo Inc.
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Blue chips closed lower off highs as Wall Street remained lower with interest rate sensitive sectors such as retailers bearing the brunt of the falls with a disappointing update from DSG International helping to weigh down the FTSE 100.