Stocks Slip, Ending Year of Turmoil
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Even a report that showed sales of existing homes had been nudged up in November failed to lift the market as traders closed their books on the year.
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Stocks fell on the first trading day of the year on Wednesday after U.S. manufacturing data showed signs of contraction and oil hit $100 a barrel, raising the possibility of a recession in 2008.
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Europe's main stock markets fell in shortened trade on Monday -- the final dealing day of a year in which gains for equities have been curtailed by worries about the troubled US economy.
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The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500-stock index slipped from a three-year high, dragged lower by energy shares including Exxon Mobil as crude-oil prices dropped to their lowest in almost two months.
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Stocks declined Monday, the last day of a volatile and difficult year on Wall Street, as investors awaited a report on home sales.
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Stocks tumbled Tuesday, continuing the abysmal start to the new year, as investors eyed a sharp jump in consumer credit and a warning from AT&T about its consumer business - and opted to bail out of a variety of sectors.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Friday on signs   the economy may be slowing more sharply than previously   thought, threatening corporate profits, including those of   large industrial companies.
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Stocks were mixed in volatile trading a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001 as weak economic data prompted investor worries.
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U.S. stocks fell to fresh year lows on  Monday, with technology shares bearing the brunt of the decline  as a fall in software company Autodesk Inc. ADSK.O and a drop  in chipmakers weighed.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Big gains in technology stocks helped the Nasdaq close Monday just shy of its high for the year, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the red after a spate of brokerage downgrades.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with investors uncertain that equities could avert further losses amid lingering concerns about economic growth and fallout from a slowing housing market.
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Despite a tough year, large-cap stocks managed moderate gains as a group.
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Stocks slipped on Wednesday after retailer Target cut its December sales view and a private report showed U.S. home prices fell sharply in October.
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2007 marked one of the worst years for financial stocks in recent memory.
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U.S. stocks retreated on Wednesday, a  day after hitting fresh highs for the year, as news that China  was making efforts to curb overheated growth in its airline  sector hurt airplane manufacturer Boeing Co. BA.N.
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US stocks finished a tumultuous year lower on Monday, amid thin volume, as investors digested fresh data on the housing market.
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U.S. stocks wobbled lower on Wednesday  as reports that several people had been sickened in an office  in Washington raised terrorism fears, upsetting the market, and  oil prices jumped.