Wall St lower despite central bank plan
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US stocks suffered a lacklustre session as doubts about a plan by world central banks to help alleviate the worst effects of the credit squeeze weighed on sentiment.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a lower start on Tuesday, as investors returned from the Labor Day long weekend, and faced continued tight money market conditions and uncertainty over whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates this month.
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Financial companies led Wall Street lower on Thursday after a sharp drop in Bank of America Corp's  earnings stoked worries about the extent the credit crunch has hurt the economy and profits.
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Wall Street is set for a flat start on  Wednesday after Federal Reserve minutes showed the central bank  is in no hurry to raise the cost of borrowing but raised  concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as doubts grew that a plan by global central banks to thaw credit markets could work, sending financial shares lower.
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It was a dismal week for the stock market, despite an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street pulled back yesterday, finishing slightly lower as investors grappled with an economic assessment by the Federal Reserve that warned yet again of inflation risks and reported a substantial slowing of the housing sector.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a lower start on Thursday after a sharp spike in jobless claims added to worries about the labour market and as wary traders reflected on a 50 basis point rate cut and the possibility of downgrades of key bond insurers.
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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.
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Wall Street recovered on hopes of a Fed rate cut, but still traded lower, cautious about Merrill Lynchâs credit-related losses and a sharp drop in home sales.
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Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, suggesting a lower start for Wall Street, after Citigroup Inc  reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
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Central banks signaled that rises in  interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a  few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers  through world markets.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as doubts grew about a plan by global central banks to unfreeze credit markets, sending financial shares lower.
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Stock index futures indicated a weaker start for Wall Street on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation risks remain to the upside, suggesting equity investors shouldn't look forward to a rate cut any time soon.
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Wall Street stocks were set to open lower on Friday amid fears of bigger-than-expected writedowns and loan-losses at financial companies and as Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) agreed to absorb Countrywide Financial (NYSE:CFC), the troubled mortgage lender.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a lacklustre start on Thursday after Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) slashed its full-year guidance and US retailers delivered some disappointing December sales figures.
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U.S. stocks were headed lower on  Wednesday as investors await remarks by Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan and may take some profits a day after  major indexes rose to 2-month highs.