Blue Chips Slip as Wal-Mart Disappoints
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US blue chips ended lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session pullback in oil prices.
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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 fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N disappointed investors with  quarterly reports, and high oil prices rekindled worries about  the impact on profit margins.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday,   dragged down by drug store shares after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   WMT.N announced it was slashing prices of generic drugs in   Florida.
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The Dow industrials and S&P 500 index pared early gains to edge lower on Tuesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  announced cuts in capital expenditures, offsetting optimism about earnings.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected inflation data dimmed hopes for an interest-rate cut and computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.  failed to impress investors with its latest earnings report.
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Shares in Wal-Mart fell more than three per cent in New York on Monday, after the giant discount retailer cut its forecast for November same-store sales
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as  a lackluster sales report from world's largest retailer  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N hurt that sector and a jump in  producer prices sparked concerns about inflation and higher  interest rates.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week&#39;s highs, would
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness about the outlook for corporate profits.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 3 percent early Monday after the world&#39;s biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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U.S. blue chip stocks closed lower on  Thursday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as disappointing  earnings from companies such as Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N put  pressure on the Dow.
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US blue chips hovered near the unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world&#39;s biggest retailer, offset the effect of easing oil prices.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. and J.P. Morgan  Chase & Co. disappointed investors with quarterly reports, and  high oil prices rekindled worries about the impact on profit  margins.
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U.S. stocks could start the week lower  after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , a key barometer of the U.S.  retail sector, forecast a decline in monthly sales, signaling  caution about the holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  shares  dipped 1 percent early on Monday as Wall Street tried to  determine what caused surprisingly weak November sales and  looked ahead nervously to a make-or-break December.
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A DISAPPOINTING sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc sent US stocks mostly lower today as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilised after last week&#39;s highs, would