Stocks fall on worries of economic slowdown
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U.S. stocks slipped 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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Stocks dropped on Friday as investors tempered their optimism that the economy could avoid recession, and locked in profits on banking and pharmaceutical shares after two days of sharp gains.
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Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors worried that weakness in housing threatened to slow the economy and corporate profit growth.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a lower  dollar, high oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S.  presidential election made investors cautious.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as data showing a sharp contraction in regional factory and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy and a weakening financial sector.
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Stocks fell on Monday as a larger-than-expected decline in new home sales in December added to worries about the impact of a weak housing market on the economy.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after a report   showed factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region   unexpectedly shrank in September for the first time in over   three years, prompting worries about a slowdown in the U.S.   economy and corporate profits.
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Japanese stocks fell Friday morning amid worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy, Japan's biggest export market. Exporters and pharmaceutical firms led the decline.
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Stocks slipped yesterday as investors worried about the economic outlook after the head of the Countrywide Financial Corporation said the housing downturn could create a recession.
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U.S. stocks inched lower on Monday as investors were hesitant to add positions after last week's broad gains and awaited a report on the U.S. service sector to yield clues about the outlook for the economy.
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Stocks dropped in early trading, with Wall Street taking few chances amid concerns that shrinking credit is hurting the economy.
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Stocks fell on Monday as data pointing to further trouble in the housing sector fueled concerns about the outlook for the economy and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Friday on concerns that a White House effort to boost the economy would not be enough to forestall a recession, putting the S&P on track for its worst week in 5-1/2 years.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors took profits following data that signalled strength in the economy and revived interest-rate concerns.
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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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Japanese shares fell at the start of a  holiday-shortened week on Tuesday as brokers and banks declined  on recent data indicating signs of an economic slowdown in some  key areas, offsetting gains in some chip-related stocks.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the  Nasdaq sliding more than 1 percent, as a larger-than-expected  drop in an economic forecasting gauge renewed concern about  slower growth ahead.