Blue chips fall on oil
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U.S. blue-chip stocks declined on Thursday as a jump in oil prices added to worries about inflation, but a rally in chip makers' stocks helped the Nasdaq advance late in the session to end at a six-year high.
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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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NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks retreated on Wednesday as oil prices vaulted above US$43 a barrel while news that China intended to curb overheated growth in its airline sector hurt aerospace and defence stocks such as Boeing Co.
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks staying mixed after falling earlier in the session. Blue chips were held back by fears that the dip in oil prices would be temporary...
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as shares of  major oil companies tumbled after the price of crude fell more  than a $1 a barrel to a 3-month low.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders  saw a possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too  small to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane  Ivan.
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Blue chips closed lower after Wall Street fell back in reaction to stronger crude prices.
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U.S. 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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Stocks declined on Monday, pressured by losses in shares of energy companies after a nearly 4 percent drop in oil prices.
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U.S. blue chips were nearly unchanged  on Monday as a drop in oil company shares on sharply lower  crude prices offset reports of strong holiday sales from some  retailers.
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U.S. blue chips were lower on Thursday  after drug company and Dow component Merck & Co.MRK.N said it  was withdrawing a key drug, casting a dark mood over the market  as oil prices remained above $49 a barrel.
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US blue-chip stocks fell on Monday as oil prices nudged higher and drug maker Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. (AA) were hit by broker downgrades.
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U.S. blue chips lost early gains and  slipped lower on Wednesday as oil prices rose and terrorism  fears sparked by a chemical scare in Washington crept into the  marketplace.
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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 BLUE-CHIP stocks slid lower yesterday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar, but technology shares remained higher after EBay posted strong earnings.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Monday  as oil prices nudged higher and as drug maker Pfizer Inc.  PFE.N and aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. AA.N were hit by  broker downgrades.
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Blue-chip stocks pared losses on Wednesday after energy stocks, including Exxon Mobil Corp. , turned positive on data showing a surprise drop in weekly U.S. gasoline supplies.