U.S. Stocks Slide as Oil, Microsoft Weigh
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U.S. stocks extended losses on Friday  as oil prices surged to another record, while Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O dragged on the major indexes after the software  maker's revenue forecast lagged analysts' expectations.
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U.S. stocks looked to open slightly  weaker on Monday, as a drop in crude prices looked to be offset  by lower technology shares, led by Microsoft as the stock goes  ex-dividend.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, with crude oil extending a decline and weighing on energy stocks, while a chip maker's earnings warning hurt the tech sector.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday in a  quiet trading day as a sharp drop in the price of oil knocked  down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon Mobil  Corp. XOM.N and another fall in the dollar worried investors.
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Stocks were set to open slightly lower  on Monday as Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O begins to trade  ex-dividend, weakening technology shares and offsetting a  welcome drop in crude prices.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  investor worries about high energy costs hurting corporate  profits kept indexes lower after oil prices broke through $48 a  barrel.
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Wall Street was lower at mid-morning on Monday, with Microsoft shares down after a European Union court ruling and investors on guard ahead of earnings from investment banks this week. Light trading activity is expected as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve&#39;s policy meeting on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Monday in a  quiet day on Wall Street as the price of oil dropped below $42  a barrel and knocked down shares of energy-related companies  such as Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a major global chip maker sparked concerns about weakening consumer demand, and crude oil rose above $60 a barrel for the first time in a month.
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U.S. stocks fell  on Monday as a lower  dollar, high oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S.  presidential election made investors cautious.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as oil  prices topped $50 a barrel again and reawakened concerns over  corporate profit margins, while semiconductors were hurt by a  broker downgrade of technology bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O  .
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The Dow industrials and S&P 500 fell on Monday as a drop in oil prices weighed on shares of energy companies including Exxon Mobil Corp .
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a  major global chip maker sparked concerns about weakening  consumer demand, and crude oil rose above $60 a barrel for the  first time in a month.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday, with both   the Nasdaq and S&P 500 earlier dropping more than 1 percent, as   Intel Corp. INTC.O dragged other tech issues lower and   surging U.S. labor costs renewed inflation concerns.
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U.S. technology stocks fell on Tuesday  after financial results from industry bellwether Oracle Corp.   disappointed investors, but the Dow and Standard &  Poor's 500 inched higher as a rise in oil prices boosted shares  of Exxon Mobil Corp.
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US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly $43 a barrel.
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Stocks declined on Monday, hit by profit-taking in large technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. , in the last trading session of the year.