Wall St. Seen Sliding After Jobless Data
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a  slightly lower open on Wall Street  on Thursday after a report  showed a larger-than-expected rise in claims for unemployment  benefits, a gauge of strength in the jobs market.
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Wall Street had expected a drop in new unemployment claims. The prediction of economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and CNBC was a decline of 14,000 claims.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as a report suggested that November job growth may have exceeded Wall Street's estimates, diminishing the chances of an interest-rate cut any time soon.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors nervously awaited fresh data for clues on the strength of the economy.
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Wall Street was set for a weaker start  on Wednesday, taking a cue from an uptick in crude oil prices,  while investors will also watch out for home sales data.
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Stock index futures pointed to a recovery on Wall Street on Monday after sharp falls seen on Friday when weak jobs data heightened fears of a recession.
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NEW YORK - The stock market that meandered through September could gain some direction in the week ahead as the Labor Department releases its latest report on job creation.    For all the economic data that Wall Street parses and analyzes every day, the jobs report, scheduled for release Friday, is one of the few that seem to encapsulate the economy as a whole...
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Shares on Wall Street looked set for  a weaker start on Wednesday as concerns about the U.S. subprime  mortgage market resurfaced ahead of U.S. housing and key  inflation data and a slew of corporate earnings.
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Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday after weak employment data raised fears that the US economy could tip into recession, capping a torrid start to 2008 for US equities.
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U.S. shares slipped on Thursday as investors showed some caution about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects and seized the opportunity to take profits.
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Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday after weak employment data and a record drop in a home sales index heightened concern that turmoil in the subprime mortgage market was hurting the wider U.S. economy.
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U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Friday after a government report showed weaker-than-expected  job growth in September.
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Stocks slipped on Wednesday as a report suggested that November job growth may have exceeded Wall Street's estimates, diminishing the chances of an interest-rate cut any time soon.
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Wall Street was lower at mid-morning on Monday, with Microsoft shares down after a European Union court ruling and investors on guard ahead of earnings from investment banks this week. Light trading activity is expected as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve&#39;s policy meeting on Tuesday.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker start on Wall Street on Tuesday, as investors awaited data such as a report on August manufacturing activity for clues on the condition of the U.S. economy.
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Wall Street looked set to end the week on a weak note on Friday, with technology shares likely to fall after disappointing results from Microsoft Corp.  and Google Inc.
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Stocks looked set to rise at the opening on Thursday after data showing the number of workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell, offsetting a larger-than-expected loss by Merrill Lynch & Co Inc .