Earnings, Oil Prices Drive Stocks Lower
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Investors saw a major surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a chance to collect profits Wednesday, sending stocks substantially lower.
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U.S. stocks were headed for a lower  open on Tuesday, dragged down by a batch of disappointing  earnings news, including a sales warning from chip maker  Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD.N
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  disappointing earnings from automaker General Motors Corp.  GM.N, lackluster economic data and unrelenting oil pushing  higher took its toll on investors.
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NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and a new spike in oil prices sent stocks sharply Wednesday as worries over third-quarter earnings increased and investors decided to cash in some recent profits. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 100 points...
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NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and oil prices topping $48 per barrel sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday as investors moved to protect their recent gains. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped nearly 120 points...
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Wall Street stocks fell sharply Wednesday as surging oil prices overshadowed positive earnings news, prompting investors to cash in more profits.
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Blue chips fell on Monday as investors  fretted over higher oil prices and companies warning of lower  earnings, but buying of semiconductor shares helped to reverse  Nasdaq's losses.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on  Tuesday despite a drop in crude oil prices that helped push the  Dow higher late in the session.
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U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday as  oil climbed to $44 a barrel, which outweighed strong earnings  reports and a major telecommunications merger.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday as disappointing earnings reports from companies  including Caterpillar, UPS and Amgen combined with higher oil  prices to turn investors cautious after two days of gains.
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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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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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NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a reason to collect profits from gains of the last month.
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U.S. stocks inched lower on Friday but  fresh economic data drove the dollar and bonds higher, while  profit-taking pushed oil prices down after OPEC'S widely  expected decision to curb production.
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NEW YORK - A slowdown in economic growth and oil prices climbing to near record highs renewed Wall Street's fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings Thursday and pushed stocks mostly lower. Only the Nasdaq composite index managed a minimal gain...
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A sharp decline in oil prices and a surprise drop in wholesale prices pushed stocks higher Friday as investors&#39; concerns about third quarter earnings were mitigated.
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NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a reason to collect profits from gains of the last month. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 130 points, and all three major indexes saw their biggest losses since early August...