Blue Chips End Lower After Oil Hits $49
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US blue-chip stocks declined to the lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel costs will erode corporate profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil flirted with last month's record high and a key gauge of future economic activity fell for a third straight month.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks inched higher on  Monday as the price of crude rose to near $49 a barrel and  helped energy companies' shares, but technology shares slid,  pulled down by a drop in chipmakers.
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UK blue-chips closed lower, with mining and oil stocks weighing on the FTSE 100, while losses on Wall Street added to investors concerns.
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Oil fell back below $50 on Thursday, resuming a downturn that has cut prices 11 percent from record highs and ending a brief rally following President Bush&#39;s US election victory.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Monday  as Dow component 3M Co. MMM.N posted results slightly below  Wall Street estimates and oil prices held near $55 a barrel.
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U.S. blue chips closed at two-month  highs on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices eased concerns that  high energy costs would hurt corporate profits, but there was  some caution as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.
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Blue chips ended lower yesterday as a drop in oil prices hit energy shares and buyers took profits after a series of record-high closes.
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Blue chips closed lower off highs as Wall Street remained lower with interest rate sensitive sectors such as retailers bearing the brunt of the falls with a disappointing update from DSG International helping to weigh down the FTSE 100.
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US blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil touched $49 a barrel, close to the record set last month, and a key gauge of future economic activity fell for a third straight month.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the  blue-chip Dow hitting a new low for the year, as oil prices set  new records above $55 a barrel and the dollar fell to within a  cent of record lows against the euro.
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U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  as stock investors shrugged off lower oil prices to focus  instead on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores,  but the cheaper crude sent bond and gold prices lower.
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NEW YORK: Oil dropped below $50 a barrel last night to the lowest price in more than a month, extending a $6 slide from recent peaks as the US presidential election got underway.
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The blue-chip Dow closed at its lowest  point this year on Friday as oil prices climbed to another  record and Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O revenue forecast lagged  analysts' expectations.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders  saw a possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too  small to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane  Ivan.
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US blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world&#39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday as oil prices above $69 a barrel hit energy-dependent sectors and offset gains from corporate takeovers.