Stocks Drop on Oil, Brokers, Fannie Mae
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Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after  oil prices jumped more than a dollar to over $48 a barrel and  investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N and brokerage Bear  Stearns Cos. Inc. BSC.N reported declines in quarterly  profits.
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Stocks turned lower on Monday as financial and energy shares declined and an advance in technology shares lost steam.
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U.S. stocks slid on Friday after oil  hit a record $53.40 a barrel, while surprisingly weak September  jobs data touched off a rally in the bond market.
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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, pushing all three major indexes down 1 percent, as mounting losses in the subprime mortgage sector caused investors to sell riskier assets.
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U.S. stocks extended their declines on Wednesday, with the S&P tumbling more than 1 percent, as a build-up in oil supplies hurt energy stocks and bond yields touched session highs, weighing on financial shares and other rate-sensitive sectors.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices held near $55 a barrel and Dow component 3M Co.  MMM.N posted results slightly below Wall Street estimates.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday's sharp rally, as another  slide in oil prices knocked shares of energy-related companies.
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Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as oil  prices hit a 3-month low, hurting energy companies, and   Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N slipped on a report it may be  planning a major acquisition of a medical device maker.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a lower  dollar, high oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S.  presidential election made investors cautious.
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U.S. stocks slipped at the open on   Friday as falling crude oil prices dragged energy shares such   as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N lower, offsetting optimism that   data on inflation won't cause the Federal Reserve to resume   raising interest rates.
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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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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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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Monday  as Dow component 3M Co. MMM.N posted results slightly below  Wall Street estimates and oil prices held near $55 a barrel.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after disappointing results from Comcast  and engine maker Cummins  fed worries about corporate profits, while fears of more credit losses hit financial shares.
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Stocks declined on Monday, pressured by a sell-off in energy shares after oil prices dropped and worries that further evidence of weakness in the housing market could hurt consumer spending.
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Stocks closed lower on Monday, pressured by a sell-off in energy shares after oil prices dropped and as investors were cautious before comments later this week from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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BROKER downgrades of three blue-chip stocks and a rise in crude oil futures pushed US stocks lower yesterday as investors looked for a clear sign that Wall Street would continue its year-end rally.