Markets slide as subprime woes escalate
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A steep sell-off swept through global stock markets on Tuesday as investor confidence was hit by the escalating woes of the US subprime mortgage market and weak US retail sales data.
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London equities tracked Wall Street sharply lower on Tuesday as growing concerns about the health of the US subprime lending sector harried the financials sector and resurrected fears of a wider slowdown.
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage sector could put Wall Street on edge this week just as investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after its recent plunge.
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U.S. stocks closed lower for the third straight session on Tuesday as higher bond yields raised concerns about borrowing costs and more fallout from the subprime mortgage market kept investors on edge.
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EVEN MORTGAGE lenders cannot get their arms around the dramatic changes in the industry over the past several months. The fall of the subprime mortgage market and the subsequent resetting of underwriting guidelines, increases in foreclosure filings, and consumer anxiety have been dramatic to both borrower and lender alike.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday, with the major indexes all down more than 1 percent, on worries about troubles in the subprime mortgage market spreading.
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U.S. stocks slid on Monday as a worldwide flight from riskier assets moved into a second week, fed in part by heightened concerns about the flagging health of the subprime mortgage market.
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Stocks tumbled on Monday on worries the housing slump was dragging on the economy at the same time inflation was posing a growing menace.
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Stocks slid on Tuesday as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking shares while Home Depot Inc.  and other housing-related companies lowered their outlooks.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday, as banks and brokers retreated on concerns about the impact of tightening credit on takeovers and the subprime mortgage industry.
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Markets fell on Friday as  losses stemming from subprime home loans  struck two prominent players in the financial industry.
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Reports of fresh damage from the teetering U.S. subprime mortgage sector provoked financial market wobbles on Tuesday as central banks around the world said their interest rate intentions had been thrown into doubt.
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The stock market fell sharply last week as the subprime mortgage crisis spilled over into the broad financial markets.
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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE  - Asian stock markets were slammed on Wednesday by the widening damage caused by the U.S. subprime mortgage sector meltdown, with investors fearing more negative surprises will emerge in the region.
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Stocks fell in mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday as investors remained nervous that fallout from the subprime mortgage market may spread and as bond yields headed higher.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as the housing slump took a toll on companies' earnings outlooks, while trouble in the subprime mortgage market hurt financial companies' shares.
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The volatility triggered by the mortgage meltdown in the United States further plagued stock markets today, prompting a drop of all major indices in Asia.