Stocks Close One Percent Lower
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The major stock indexes ended 1  percent lower on Thursday after crude oil rose to a record $53  a barrel and drug makers like Pfizer Inc. PFE.N and Merck &  Co. MRK.N sank on worry that the government may intensify  scrutiny of that sector.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with major indexes sliding 1 percent, after bellwether stocks, including Caterpillar Inc.  and Google Inc , posted disappointing earnings.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday,  after data indicated that the critical holiday shopping season  got off to a sluggish start for retailers.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the Nasdaq off 1 percent, as worries about the sustainability of technology companies' profits offset earlier gains after at least $82 billion in corporate takeovers were announced.
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U.S. stocks ended the first week of  2005 lower on Friday as widely watched jobs data failed to  excite investors by coming in close to expectations, but a  strong showing by Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O helped limit  losses on the Nasdaq.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, as investors took advantage of an early rally on housing data to lock in profits in advance of a long U.S. holiday weekend.
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Stocks fell on Friday, sending the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, as investors worried that equities could see more downside as the appetite for riskier assets diminishes further following this week's sell-off.
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Blue chips closed lower after Wall Street fell back in reaction to stronger crude prices.
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Leading shares closed a touch lower Monday as Wall Street was also negative amid disappointing factory data and after severe declines in Chinese stocks, with property sector losses weighing on UK blue-chips.
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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, pushing all three major indexes down 1 percent, as mounting losses in the subprime mortgage sector caused investors to sell riskier assets.
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US shares closed just a tad lower last night as the amrket held its breath ahead of the US election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 7.82 points adrift (0.
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Stocks turned lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq losing 1 percent, on a handful of disappointing earnings reports, including results from cable TV operator Comcast Corp .
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U.S. stocks ended the first week of  2005 lower, as widely watched jobs data failed to excite  investors by coming in close to expectations, while Wall Street  showed caution ahead of a slew of earnings reports next week.
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Stocks closed mostly lower yesterday as record oil prices and economic data showing slower-than-expected growth last month weighed on the markets.
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with  the Nasdaq closing at a one-month low, after the Federal  Reserve said in minutes from a December meeting that interest  rates remained too low to contain inflation.
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Stocks extended losses after midday on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials now down 1 percent with the Nasdaq, pressured by financial stocks after an analyst warned of larger write-offs in the sector and by an assassination in Pakistan.
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NEW YORK - Stocks are seen moving lower at the open Wednesday as investors come to grips with the Federal Reserve hiking its key rates by a quarter point to 1.75 percent.    Dow Jones futures fell 14 points recently, while Nasdaq futures were down 2.50 points and S&P futures dropped 1.80 points...