Stocks Open Lower as Oil Nears $50/barrel
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  investor concerns were fueled by oil prices hitting a fresh  record high, marching closer to $50 a barrel, on supply  concerns emerging from Nigeria.
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U.S. stocks are seen lower at the  market's open on Wednesday after crude oil pushed to a fresh  high overnight and Google Inc. slashed its initial public  offering price, which appeared to dampen investor sentiment.
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US oil prices hovered just below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, holding recent gains on a rash of crude supply outages and fears over thin heating oil tanks.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as oil  prices topped $50 a barrel again and reawakened concerns over  corporate profit margins, while semiconductors were hurt by a  broker downgrade of technology bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O  .
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U.S. stocks looked set to open lower  on Monday as oil prices approach record levels, fueling  concerns that high energy costs are biting into corporate  profits and consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday  as rising oil prices and lackluster September sales reports  from retailers overshadowed a government report showing a  decline in weekly jobless claims.
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Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday,  keeping within sight of $50 a barrel on supply worries in the  United States, where weekly data is expected to show a draw in  distillate inventories.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as oil prices rose sharply, threatening corporate profits, while the dollar weakened.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower   market open, with energy stocks like Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N   in focus after crude oil prices fell below $66 a barrel, and   traders watched for a decision on crude production from OPEC,   which is meeting in Vienna.
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Oil prices dropped to 2-month lows on  Monday, with U.S. crude falling near $45 a barrel before paring  losses in late trade, as growing fuel stocks in the United  States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.
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Stocks are lower as investors hold their breath ahead of weekly data on oil inventories due out later in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points in today&#39;s early going.
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NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks lower Tuesday as oil prices crossed another milestone, $54 per barrel. Earnings reports from heavyweights Johnson & Johnson and Merrill Lynch & Co...
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Market a bit weaker in early going as investors consider surging crude oil prices, weaker dollar. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks inched lower early Monday as investors eyed rising oil prices and the falling
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Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel on  Wednesday as traders factored in expectations for petroleum  stock builds in weekly U.S. inventory data that would ease  supply worries ahead of peak northern winter demand.
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NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed close to $51 per barrel and pushed stocks slightly lower Tuesday as investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at a record high $50.80, up 89 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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U.S. stocks slipped on Monday in a  quiet day on Wall Street as the price of oil dropped below $42  a barrel and knocked down shares of energy-related companies  such as Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N.
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Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel  on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to an expected build in  weekly U.S. inventory data that would help bolster the thin  supply cushion ahead of peak northern winter demand.