Wall Street skids about 3 percent on recession sign
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Stocks suffered their biggest drop in nearly a year on Tuesday after data showed the worst monthly contraction in the services sector since the last U.S. recession and Standard &amp; Poor's warned it could cut bank credit ratings.
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Stocks tanked Tuesday afternoon, after a report showing a big slowdown in the services sector of the economy amplified fears that a recession is underway or imminent.
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The market stumbled as Wall Street seemed to grasp that the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to lower interest rates.
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Stocks tumbled at the open on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession.
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Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow dropping more than 2 percent, after American Express Co  warned of mounting credit-card defaults, adding to expectations of a U.S. recession.
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Stocks slid sharply on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession and pushing the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
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NEW YORK  -This week could mark the end of the  bull market for Wall Street, with U.S. stocks likely to join a  global equity market plunge triggered by fears of a U.S.  recession.
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Stocks tumbled on Friday, with both the Dow and Nasdaq losing more than 2 percent, after a warning by American Express Co  of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending sounded the latest recession alarm.
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Stocks skidded on Friday, with the Nasdaq down more than 2 percent, as data showing weak job growth in December and rising unemployment added to warning signs of a recession.
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Shares of Wall Street's investment banks slipped at the opening bell Monday ahead of the brokerages' third-quarter earnings reports, as a J.P. Morgan Securities analyst said investors might be more comfortable if they reported lower profits.
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Stocks ended down for a third day on Friday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its worst week since August, as worries over rising defaults in the subprime mortgage industry sent financial services shares lower.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply for a third straight session Thursday after rising bond yields stoked concerns that an interest rate cut later in the year is less likely. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points and the S&P 500 index hovered near the 1,500 mark.
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The Federal Reserve cut a short-term interest rate yesterday to try to keep problems in the housing and mortgage markets from dragging the nation into recession, but Wall Street judged the move as too timid and financial markets tanked.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday   after a four-day rally as investors were weary of placing bets   as the Dow traded near a record high and Wall Street headed for   its best third quarter in nine years.
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Wall Street fell after a weak manufacturing report raised investor concerns of a further economic slowdown.
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Stocks fell for a third straight session on Friday as concern over rising defaults in the subprime mortgage industry drove financial services shares down for their worst drop in a month and the price of oil hit a 2007 high.
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Wall Street stocks broke a three-day winning streak on Thursday when Ben Bernanke, the US Federal Reserve chairman, gave a downbeat outlook on the risks to the US economy amid heightened tensions in credit markets.