Stocks drop as more home loans go bad; Micron warns
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday after  Countrywide Financial Corp. became the latest mortgage lender  to warn of rising defaults, while chip maker Micron Technology  Inc.'s poor forecasts shook the tech sector.
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NEW YORK  -Stocks slid on Tuesday as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking shares while Home Depot Inc. and other housing-related companies lowered their outlooks.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after a warning about U.S. subprime mortgage lending from Britain's HSBC  sparked a sell-off in financial stocks and investors worried that fallout from the housing slowdown may be far from over.
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Stocks fell after Countrywide Financial reported an increase in home loan defaults and Micron Technology released a profit warning, shaking technology stocks.
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U.S. stocks declined on Thursday, pushed down by declines in banking shares after Britain's HSBC  warned that bad debts from its U.S. mortgage lending business would hurt results.
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U.S. stocks dropped sharply in late afternoon trading on Friday, with financial shares extending losses amid concerns about fewer buyout financings and the subprime mortgage industry.
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The slump in U.S. housing stocks to new four-year lows is hurting some well-known investors who recently added home builders and housing-related stocks such as KB Home  and Pulte Homes Inc  to their positions.
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Stocks fell on Friday after liquidity trouble at a UK mortgage lender put financial stocks back in the hot seat, while downgrades of Intel Corp  and American Express Co  weighed down blue chips.
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Stocks extended losses on Monday as a report showing a decline in existing home sales last month suggested the housing sector remained mired in a downturn.
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Wall Street stocks declined on Tuesday, after major retailers lowered their sales forecasts, house prices fell at their sharpest pace for sixteen years and existing home sales fell to a five-year low.
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Stocks fell on Monday as data pointing to further trouble in the housing sector fueled concerns about the outlook for the economy and corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday, pushing the Dow down more than 200 points in its second-biggest drop of the year, as mounting losses in the subprime mortgage sector and weak retail sales caused investors to sell riskier assets.
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U.S. stocks ended down on Wednesday, pressured by growing concerns about troubles in the subprime mortgage market and a warning from the Federal Reserve chairman about housing weakness.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets.
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Stock futures fell on Friday as a report that Merrill Lynch & Co  will incur mortgage-related losses of nearly twice what it forecast sparked more worries about the fallout from the housing slump.
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Stocks dropped sharply in morning trading as a familiar scourge â losses stemming from subprime home loans â struck two prominent players in the financial industry.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday, as banks and brokers retreated on concerns about the impact of tightening credit on takeovers and the subprime mortgage industry.