Stocks sag on sub-par Canadian GDP and sliding US consumer ...
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TORONTO (CP) - Negative economic indicators helped send stock markets lower Tuesday while two more big Canadian banks reported quarterly profits.
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The value of Canadian factory shipments dipped unexpectedly in December in another sign that the once booming economy is starting to weaken under the weight of a strong currency.
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Stocks slid on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years, hurting shares of manufacturers like 3M Co.  and Caterpillar Inc. and prompting worries that the U.S. economy was slowing too quickly.
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Stocks skidded on Friday, with the Nasdaq down more than 2 percent, as data showing weak job growth in December and rising unemployment added to warning signs of a recession.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday  with oil prices holding near $50 a barrel, while news that U.S.  gross domestic product grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in  the third quarter failed to create excitement on Wall Street.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks fell on Friday after weaker-than-expected jobs data prompted worries about slower economic growth but not slow enough to cause the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates any time soon.
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Asian stocks slid on Monday on gloomy U.S. jobs data, bleak earnings prospects at tech firms and high oil prices, while the Australian dollar hit a six-month peak after the coalition government was swept back to power.
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Asian stocks slid on Monday on gloomy  U.S. jobs data, bleak earnings prospects at tech firms and high  oil prices, while the Australian dollar hit a six-month peak  after the coalition government was swept back to power.
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Stocks declined sharply today as mixed post-Thanksgiving results from retailers fed into concerns about the slowing economy.
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U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.
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TORONTO (CP) - A strong profit report from the Bank of Montreal and a lower price for oil weren&#39;t enough to spark buying interest as North American stock markets edged lower Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Stocks drifted lower in extremely light trading Monday as a disappointing consumer income report prompted investors to collect profits after two weeks of gains.    While investors were cheered by the Commerce Department's report of a strong rise in consumer spending for July, growth in incomes was nearly flat...
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So it has come to this for the tumbling U.S. dollar: It dropped below the Canadian dollar last week and is barely hanging on to parity now.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led lower by technology shares, as investors turned skittish about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects.
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NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.
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The Toronto stock market headed lower this morning after the long Labour Day weekend, held back by lagging gold and energy stocks as the price of oil dropped by almost $1 (US) a barrel.
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U.S. stocks slid on Monday as a worldwide flight from riskier assets moved into a second week, fed in part by heightened concerns about the flagging health of the subprime mortgage market.