Recession fears drag indexes down 2 pct
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All three major U.S. stock indexes plunged more than 2 percent on Tuesday after a record quarterly loss at top U.S. bank Citigroup Inc and a surprise drop in December retail sales fueled fears that the economy was heading into a recession.
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Recession worries pushed stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared at first as an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped ease investor fears and stabilize global markets.
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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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Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
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Stocks slid sharply on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession and pushing the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
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Business & money: Stockmarkets fell sharply on continuing fears of a recession in the US that also pushed oil prices below $90.
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By Michael Patterson  Growing inflation concerns sent stocks to their biggest two-day decline since March on Wednesday after first-quarter labor costs rose more than forecast.
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The Nasdaq Composite index fell more than 2 percent and the Dow industrials were more than 1.5 percent lower in late morning trading on Friday as worries about the economy escalated.
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Stocks declined for a second day on mounting evidence that a housing slump is putting the brakes on the economy.
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Stocks were knocked lower on Thursday  as investors worried that rising prices for oil and commodities  would shrink corporate profits, while drug shares fell on  possible stricter scrutiny from regulators.
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U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday, pushing the Dow down more than 200 points in its second-biggest drop of the year, as mounting losses in the subprime mortgage sector and weak retail sales caused investors to sell riskier assets.
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Stocks fell for a second day on   Thursday as renewed fears about inflation and signs of weakness   in the housing sector raised concerns about the outlook for   consumer spending and corporate profits.
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes each dropped by more than 2 percent on Tuesday after minutes from the August 7 Federal Reserve policy meeting showed growing concerns about housing and the consumer even before credit market turmoil picked up speed.
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US stocks were weaker on Thursday during another volatile session in which concerns about further writedowns linked to credit market losses spooked the market.
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Stock index futures sank in holiday-shortened trading on Monday as fear of a U.S. recession gripped investors, indicating Wall Street was likely to join a global equity markets plunge that may usher in a bear market when trading resumes on Tuesday.
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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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Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow dropping more than 2 percent, after American Express Co  warned of mounting credit-card defaults, adding to expectations of a U.S. recession.