Wall St indexes drop as U.S. consumers cinch belts
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Stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express Co  of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending.
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Wall Street stocks moved mostly lower Monday on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as investors worried that oil prices would cut consumer spending and hurt companies&#39; third-quarter profits.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as shares of financial services companies slid on concerns about the lingering effects of the credit crunch following Bank of America Corp's disappointing quarterly results.
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The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday on concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low and retailer Best Buy  warned that shopper traffic dropped off after the holidays.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday, reversing strong gains after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates, roiled by fresh worries about more losses in the financial sector on fears big bond insurers will lose their top credit rating.
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Stocks slipped on Monday as concern about the impact of the housing slump and credit squeeze hurt shares of financial companies.
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Asian markets plunged Wednesday after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors' fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged  down by retailers after data indicated that the holiday  shopping season got off to a sluggish start.
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes each dropped by more than 2 percent on Tuesday after minutes from the August 7 Federal Reserve policy meeting showed growing concerns about housing and the consumer even before credit market turmoil picked up speed.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street suffered a sharp pullback Monday as investors returned from the Thanksgiving weekend with questions about the strength of the retail sector following a rare sales decline at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The Dow Jones industrials fell 125 points.
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Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday after a cautious earnings outlook at American Express (NYSE:AXP) added to worries that US consumer spending is headed for a sharp slowdown.
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Stocks extended declines on Friday after a measure of consumer sentiment for February came in weaker than expected, adding to worries about the economy in an environment of mounting risk aversion.
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Stocks declined Monday, the last day of a volatile and difficult year on Wall Street.
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The Dow industrial average turned lower on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were little changed as concerns about fallout from the housing slump on the economy's outlook cut short an earlier bounce.
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The Nikkei and Hang Seng indexes were down sharply amid fears about shrinking consumption in the U.S.
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Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday after weak employment data and a record drop in a home sales index heightened concern that turmoil in the subprime mortgage market was hurting the wider U.S. economy.
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Stocks dropped on Wednesday after weak data heightened concerns about turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, while the Federal Reserve's Beige Book later suggested conditions may not have deteriorated enough to trigger a rate cut.