Stocks fall on economic jitters
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Stocks dropped on Friday after heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc cut its profit forecast and warned the housing downturn was spreading to other parts of the economy.
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U.S. stocks fell for a second day on   Thursday as fears over inflation and higher interest rates   combined with signs of further weakness in the housing market   softened demand for equities.
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Stocks fell on Friday on concerns that a White House effort to boost the economy would not be enough to forestall a recession.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after data showed deterioration in the employment and housing markets, underscoring concern that problems of the subprime mortgage market were spreading to the wider economy.
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Stocks declined for a second day on mounting evidence that a housing slump is putting the brakes on the economy.
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Stocks slid on Thursday as data showing a sharp contraction of regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.
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Stocks tanked Tuesday afternoon, after a report showing a big slowdown in the services sector of the economy amplified fears that a recession is underway or imminent.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Friday, snapping the Dow's three-day run to record highs, as employment data renewed concern about slower economic growth and stubborn inflation, while General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.
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Stocks plunged further on Thursday, sending the S&P 500 down more than 2 percent and driving the Dow industrial average down more than 1,000 points since the start of 2008, as investors worried about the outlook for the U.S. economy.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Friday after employment data renewed worries about slower economic growth, while shares of automaker General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.
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U.S. stocks slid on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years, hurting shares of manufacturers like 3M Co.  and Caterpillar Inc., and adding to worries the U.S. economy was slowing too quickly.
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Stocks slipped on Monday after data showing inventories of unsold single-family homes rose to the highest level in more than 15 years last month fueled concern about the outlook for the economy.
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Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday as investors worred that a huge jump in wholesale prices, spurred by rising oil prices, could ripple through the economy.
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Stocks fell yesterday after higher oil prices and a weaker dollar produced concerns that holiday sales and economic growth might falter.
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Stocks fell for a second straight session Friday amid continued pessimism about the health of the economy.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Friday, snapping the Dow's three-day run to record highs, as employment data renewed worries about slower economic growth, while shares of automaker General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.
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Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as data showing a plunge in regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.