Dow Slides to Year Low on Oil, Microsoft
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The blue-chip Dow closed at its lowest point this year on Friday as oil prices climbed to another record and Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.
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Stocks fell on Monday in the final trading hour of 2007 as traders sold some of the market's best performers, including Microsoft Corp  and Exxon Mobil Corp , to beef up yearly profits.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  market open on Monday, as oil prices hit another record,  fueling worries that soaring energy costs will bite into  corporate profits.
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Stocks declined Monday, the last day of a volatile and difficult year on Wall Street.
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Stocks declined on Monday as a drop in oil prices hit shares of major energy companies and investors took profits in large technology companies in the last trading session of the year.
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Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow  dipping briefly below 10,000, as oil prices climbed,  threatening to shrink corporate profits, and a brokerage  downgrade hurt semiconductor shares.
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The blue-chip Dow average fell to a  new intraday low for the year on Friday as oil prices climbed  to another record and Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O dragged on  stocks after the software maker's revenue forecast lagged  analysts' expectations.
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US stocks ended lower on Monday in a quiet trading day as a sharp drop in the price of oil knocked down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp.
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The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500-stock index slipped from a three-year high, dragged lower by energy shares including Exxon Mobil as crude-oil prices dropped to their lowest in almost two months.
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Stocks fell on Friday after Microsoft Corp.'s  chief executive said analysts' revenue forecasts for the Vista operating system were overly aggressive and weak housing data prompted economic worries.
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Oil fell below $63 a barrel on Friday,   its lowest level since March, as ample U.S. fuel stocks looked   set to meet winter heating demand in the world's biggest   consumer.
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US blue-chip stocks declined to the lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel costs will erode corporate profits.
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US stocks ended lower Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices knocked down shares of energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., while the dollar plumbed fresh lows against the euro.
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U.S. blue chips edged down on Tuesday  as oil jumped to another record and government data on the  services sector showed that growth was slower than expected  last month.
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U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  as stock investors shrugged off lower oil prices to focus  instead on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores,  but the cheaper crude sent bond and gold prices lower.
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Oil edged lower on Friday to around $59 a barrel after tumbling on a build in crude stocks, but trade was muted by a U.S. holiday.
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Oil slid almost $2 to a six-week low below $89 a barrel on Monday, as stock markets plummeted and concerns mounted over an economic slow-down led by top consumer the United States.