Index declines on job worries
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NEW YORK -- Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said yesterday.
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NEW YORK - Deepening investor pessimism over the health of the economy sent stocks lower Friday as investors registered their disappointment over the government's latest jobs report. The major indexes were poised to end the week lower as well...
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday after the release of weaker-than-expected September employment data, adding to worry that the economy may be slowing to the detriment of corporate profits.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, led lower by tech shares as investors worried about the impact of a slowing economy on the outlook for profits.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as traders refrained from taking new positions before September employment data, which is likely to be a key factor in the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of jobs data on Friday that could show further weakening in the economy and possibly send equity markets lower.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led lower by technology shares, as investors turned skittish about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after a report   said factory activity contracted in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic   region in September for the first time in over three years,   prompting worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy and   corporate profits.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks fell on Friday after weaker-than-expected jobs data prompted worries about slower economic growth but not slow enough to cause the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates any time soon.
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Stocks declined on Friday amid signs   the economy may slow more than expected and reduce the profits   of large industrial companies and other companies sensitive to   the economic cycle.
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US stocks fell this week after a government report showing slower job growth, coupled with an unexpected drop in an index of service industries and record oil prices, fueled concern that economic expansion will stall.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined amid concern an upcoming report on manufacturing may point to slowing economic growth.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as a report that suggested stronger-than-expected November job growth reduced the chances of an interest-rate cut and on concerns about the outlook for software companies after a negative report on Oracle Corp..
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The Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq composite stock indexes fell on Monday as worries about a fallout from troubles in the subprime mortgage market re-emerged, but the blue-chip Dow clung to gains on optimism about earnings.
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US SHARES fell on Friday, pressured by declines in the drugs and semiconductor sectors and by slower-than-expected US jobs growth.
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Stocks fell on Friday on concern about higher borrowing costs as bond yields rose after stronger-than-expected jobs data reinforced the view that the Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates this year.
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Stock index futures dropped on Friday after data showed monthly hiring contracted for the first time in four years, fanning recession fears and adding pressure for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.