Stocks Lower as Oil Prices Steam Higher
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With the much-ballyhooed initial public offering of Google behind them and oil chugging to a new record high, investors took a step back today.
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U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday as  oil prices climbed, stoking concerns of higher energy costs  squeezing corporate profits, while Verizon Communications Inc.  VZ.N fell after several analysts lowered earnings estimates  for the telecommunications services provider.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices rose above $46 a barrel, increasing concern about  corporate profits, while personal products maker  Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N warned about earnings.
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U.S. stocks are headed for a lower  open on Monday with oil prices climbing higher and a thinly  staffed Wall Street on edge as the Republican National  Convention gets underway in New York City amid heightened  security concerns.
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The Dow and S&P 500 declined on Monday as energy company shares fell on lower oil prices and investors worried about the economy, but Nasdaq rose, lifted by Apple Inc .
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U.S. stocks inched lower on Monday in  a quiet day on Wall Street as a sharp drop in oil prices  knocked down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon  Mobil Corp.XOM.N.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday on  concerns the economy and corporate profits will slow as crude  futures touched another record and inched toward $50 per  barrel.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as shares of  major oil companies tumbled after the price of crude fell more  than a $1 a barrel to a 3-month low.
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Stocks declined on Monday as oil  prices spiked higher and companies like consumer goods giant  Colgate-Palmolive warned on earnings, stirring investor worry  about corporate profits.
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Stocks looked to open lower on Monday  as oil prices rose to their highest in nearly a month,  increasing concern about the impact on corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as oil prices rose sharply, threatening corporate profits, while the dollar weakened.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday's sharp rally, as another  slide in oil prices knocked shares of energy-related companies.
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U.S. stocks are set to open lower on Monday with oil prices climbing higher and Wall Street on edge as the Republican National Convention gets underway in New York City amid heightened security concerns.
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Stocks fell on Monday as a rise in oil  prices to nearly $50 a barrel clouded the corporate profit  outlook, and a brokerage downgrade hurt semiconductor shares.
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U.S. stocks were seen opening  lower  on Thursday as rising oil prices and lackluster September sales  reports from retailers weighed on the market.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open as investors stay on guard with oil pushing near the $50-a-barrel level...
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday, as  oil prices held above $55 a barrel, with the blue-chip Dow  hitting a new low for the year as investors worry that high  energy prices will dampen economic growth.