Stocks Fall on Unwelcome 3M Results, Oil
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as oil  prices held near $55 a barrel and Dow component 3M Co. MMM.N  posted results slightly below Wall Street estimates.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply for a third straight session Thursday after rising bond yields stoked concerns that an interest rate cut later in the year is less likely. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points and the S&P 500 index hovered near the 1,500 mark.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, with crude oil extending a decline and weighing on energy stocks, while a chip maker's earnings warning hurt the tech sector.
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LONDON : Oil prices slid for a third day running as speculators banked profits ahead of next week&#39;s US presidential election amid easing supply fears and China&#39;s move to hike interest rates, analysts said.
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TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets were lower Monday morning on a mixed series of earnings reports and oil prices that continued to hover around the $55 US a barrel level.
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Stocks fell on Monday, but the three major indexes ended higher for the year after gains in energy and technology offset the dramatic sell-off in financials from the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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Oil slid for a third day on Wednesday but remained in a narrow trading range below $60 a barrel with little impetus to break out in either direction.
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Stocks ended down for a third day on Friday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its worst week since August, as worries over rising defaults in the subprime mortgage industry sent financial services shares lower.
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Stocks fell on Monday after  disappointing U.S. employment data and a slowdown in  construction spending sparked worry about economic growth,  while a drop in crude oil prices hit energy shares.
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Wall Street shares fell for a third consecutive day as confidence waned during the session after housing starts hit a 14-year low and renewed concerns about the health of the US economy.
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Stocks declined on Monday as a drop in oil prices hit shares of major energy companies and investors took profits in large technology companies in the last trading session of the year.
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Stocks fell on Monday as investors  fretted over corporate profits after oil prices rose to their  highest level in nearly a month and personal products maker  Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N and others warned of lower  earnings.
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Stocks fell on Monday after as financial shares dropped on uncertainty about the economic outlook and energy shares sank as crude oil futures lost ground.
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The biggest drop in oil prices in three years lit a fire under stocks yesterday, boosting the markets near their 2004 highs. Crude plummeted $3.64 to $45.49 a barrel after the government reported
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Oil prices fell 3 percent on Wednesday  after a U.S. government report showed a surprise increase in  fuel stockpiles last week in the world's largest energy  consumer.
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A sharp decline in oil prices and a surprise drop in wholesale prices pushed stocks higher Friday as investors&#39; concerns about third quarter earnings were mitigated.
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U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Tuesday after a report showing weaker-than-expected orders for manufactured durable goods spurred worries about the strength of corporate profits.