Blue Chips Slip on Record Crude Prices
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U.S. blue chips inched lower on  Tuesday afternoon as investors worried that oil prices, which  jumped to another record, will eat into corporate profits and  dampen consumer spending.
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NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks retreated on Wednesday as oil prices vaulted above US$43 a barrel while news that China intended to curb overheated growth in its airline sector hurt aerospace and defence stocks such as Boeing Co.
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U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Thursday as a continued drop in oil prices boosted investor  sentiment but the technology-packed Nasdaq was lower after a  brokerage cut its forecast on the semiconductor industry.
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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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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended lower on  Wednesday as Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N disappointed investors with  quarterly reports, while oil prices lurching back to $55 a  barrel rekindled worries about corporate energy costs.
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U.S. blue chips fell on Thursday after  reports of lackluster November sales at some retailers and a $1  drop in oil prices that sent energy stocks lower.
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NEW YORK - Nervous investors, wondering when surging oil prices will start to fall, pushed stocks lower Monday as a barrel of crude topped $55 per barrel, yet another record.    Wall Street's mood also fell as 3M Co...
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The blue-chip Dow Jones average fell  on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co., a member of the Dow,  recalled its widely sold Vioxx painkiller and oil prices  hovered around $50 a barrel.
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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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NEW YORK - Investors extended their blue chip selloff Thursday as oil prices neared their all-time highs, renewing Wall Street's concerns that high energy costs would deflate third-quarter earnings. Only the Nasdaq composite index managed a minimal gain...
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Stocks slid on Thursday as investors  worried that oil's jump to a record $53 a barrel would hurt  consumer spending and cut into corporate profits.
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Crude futures weakened a bit immediately after the petroleum reserve announcement, but then edged ever closer to a record high. Crude for November delivery closed up 11 cents at $48.
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Stocks sank on Thursday as crude oil climbed to a record $53 a barrel and major drug makers&#39; shares slid on the possibility they will face more stringent scrutiny from regulators.
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Tuesday and  the Nasdaq composite index pared earlier gains as China said it  raised a stamp duty on stock trades in Chinese markets and a  sharp drop in oil prices hurt shares of energy companies.
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U.S. blue chips were lower on Thursday  after drug company and Dow component Merck & Co.MRK.N said it  was withdrawing a key drug, casting a dark mood over the market  as oil prices remained above $49 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as oil  prices hit a record high, spurring worries that energy costs  will eat into corporate profits.
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US blue chips ended slightly lower on Wednesday after crude oil climbed above $44 a barrel, renewing fears that high energy costs would cut into corporate profits.