Blue Chips Slip as Earnings Disappoint
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U.S. blue chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N had quarterly reports that  disappointed investors, while oil prices hovering at $55 per  barrel sparked fresh worry about higher corporate energy costs.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after higher-than-expected inflation data dented hopes for an interest-rate cut and technology bellwether Hewlett-Packard Co.  failed to impress investors with its latest earnings report.
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U.S. blue chips trimmed earlier gains  on Monday after a report showed an unexpected drop in November  construction spending, while a brokerage downgrade of Sun  Microsystems SUNW.O hurt the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
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Blue chips fell on Monday as investors  fretted over higher oil prices and companies warning of lower  earnings, but buying of semiconductor shares helped to reverse  Nasdaq's losses.
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U.S. blue chips were down on Wednesday  on a sharp rise in oil prices after oil inventories rose less  than expected and a few Dow components disappointed investors  with their earnings and outlooks.
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U.S. blue chip stocks closed lower on  Thursday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as disappointing  earnings from companies such as Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N put  pressure on the Dow.
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U.S. blue chips were near unchanged on Thursday but technology stocks slipped, as a broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled investors, while coffee-shop chain Starbucks (SBUX.O) disappointed with slowing growth.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, after a sharp drop in Bank of America Corp's  earnings stoked worries about the impact of the credit crunch on profits and the economy.
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The investment firm posts a strong profit report, but shares slid.
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The company's dismal earnings have dimmed investor enthusiasm.
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US BLUE-CHIP stocks slid lower yesterday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar, but technology shares remained higher after EBay posted strong earnings.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday as  investors showed caution ahead of tech bellwether Intel Corp.'s  INTC.O earnings, while disappointing results from State  Street Corp. STT.N cast a cloud over the banking sector.
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Investors worried about third quarter earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue-chips dropped on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc.
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Technology shares slipped and blue-chip stocks clung to tiny gains on Thursday as investors fretted about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects.
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NEW YORK Concerned about third-quarter earnings offset a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Alcoa, a Dow component, and Visteon, while technology shares rose on takeover expectations.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on  Wednesday as earnings and outlooks from two consumer products  giants failed to excite markets.
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U.S. blue chips edged down on Tuesday  as oil jumped to another record and government data on the  services sector showed that growth was slower than expected  last month.