Stocks Slip, Ending Year of Turmoil
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Even a report that showed sales of existing homes had been nudged up in November failed to lift the market as traders closed their books on the year.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday,  after data indicated that the critical holiday shopping season  got off to a sluggish start for retailers.
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U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after a volatile trading session as investors continued to snap up safer assets like bonds, following Tuesday's global equities sell-off.
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NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 plummeting to a 15-month low, as news of a plunge in regional factory activity and a hefty loss at Merrill Lynch further clouded an increasingly dire view of the economy.
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Stocks were mixed in volatile trading a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001 as weak economic data prompted investor worries.
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The stock market correction, credit crunch and sub-prime meltdown hit Wall Street where it hurts--their usually big end-of-the-year bonuses.
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US stocks closed lower last night as investors grappled with a number of conflicting economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended its session down 47.88 points, at 10,428.02.
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Stocks finished lower on Monday -- the  first trading day of the new year -- after a report indicated  job growth may be moderating and another showed an unexpected  drop in construction spending.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Big gains in technology stocks helped the Nasdaq close Monday just shy of its high for the year, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the red after a spate of brokerage downgrades.
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Stocks slipped Friday morning, after a report showing weaker than expected job growth in September gave investors a reason to backtrack after pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its highest close ever in the previous session.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street stumbled Friday after a key survey showed that manufacturing activity declined in November and raised concerns that the economy won't be able to achieve a soft landing.
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U.S. stocks ended the last day of 2004  slightly down on Friday, but the main U.S. indexes posted their  second successive year of gains following a fourth-quarter  rally.
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Stocks edged lower on Wednesday after Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating outlook on several bond insurers, suggesting further potential turmoil in the financial sector.
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Stocks edged lower on Wednesday on disappointment about corporate financial results and uncertainty whether an expected Federal Reserve rate cut could head off a U.S. recession.
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Stocks fell on Monday, but the three major indexes ended higher for the year after gains in energy and technology offset the dramatic sell-off in financials from the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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U.S. stocks ended lower but off their worst levels for the session Friday, allowing the market to post its first weekly gain for the year as investors took comfort from a pickup in merger activity.