Wall St&#39;s fear gauge lights up as U.S. stocks slide
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The Chicago Board Options Exchange  Volatility Index (.VIX) jumped on Tuesday, suggesting that many  investors are buying options to manage their stock market risk  as U.S. stocks tumbled.
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Â· Markets braced for falls after Wall Street slump  Â· Period of slower growth sparks fears of trade war
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NEW YORK -- With the stock market having jitters after a strong run-up in the past year, some investors might want something more low-key.
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The Dow and S&P 500 declined on Monday as energy company shares fell on lower oil prices and investors worried about the economy, but Nasdaq rose, lifted by Apple Inc .
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Stocks plunged yesterday as investors, nervous about earnings reports, cringed at troubling forecasts from two retailers, Home Depot and Sears, and at soaring oil prices.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Monday as investors wary of security concerns were reluctant to  put new money into the market as the Republican Convention  opens in New York City and many took vacation ahead of the  Labor Day holiday.
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Stocks plunged as investors grew more uneasy about the economy and about whether the Federal Reserve will take steps to prevent credit market problems from spreading.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday in the latest leg of a global equities sell-off as investors' diminishing appetite for risk drove them to safer assets like bonds.
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Wall Street extended last weekâs losses Monday as investors remained concerned about flagging growth and rising prices.
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Wall StreetÂs growing pessimism about the economy sent stocks down for a second straight day.
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U.S. stocks slid on Monday, with the Nasdaq losing more than 2 percent, amid concern about Google Inc.'s  valuation and doubts about holiday spending after a disappointing sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. .
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U.S. stocks slid lower in ultra-light  volume on Monday, as security concerns surrounding the  Republican convention in New York kept investors on the  sidelines.
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Stocks opened the week in grim fashion in Asia and Europe, falling heavily amid worries about banking sector debts and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. Wall Street was modestly lower.
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Wall Street stocks were weaker at midmorning on Friday after disappointing earnings from Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and renewed jitters over US mortgage and credit markets.
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Wall Street rebounded yesterday but traders remained cautious following the worst day for the S&P 500 in almost a year on Tuesday.
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Stocks rose in early trading as investors, though still uneasy about the economy, bought back into a market battered a day earlier by recession worries.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday  on the heels of a two-day rally, with Wall Street looking  poised for a pull back, while China's interest rate hike adds  concerns that global economic growth may slow.