Stocks Face Storm of Earnings, Data
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Investors are looking for an onslaught of company earnings and economic data this week to give direction to U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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U.S. stock investors face a  mind-numbing pile of information this week as corporate  earnings and economic data pour in, Alan Greenspan speaks and  the presidential election heads toward the homestretch.
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Wall Street stocks tumbled Fridayas crude oil futures topped 55 dollars per barrel and tepid earnings from Microsoft Corp. and the Coca-Cola Co.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of jobs data on Friday that could show further weakening in the economy and hurt corporate earnings.
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Record crude oil prices, a tidal wave  of quarterly earnings reports and anxiety ahead of the  presidential election may pin U.S. stocks down this week.
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For insurers, though, the third hurricane in almost as many weeks could herald an earnings hit. For Allstate (NYSE: ALL), Chubb (NYSE: CB), and St.
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Heading into the heart of earnings  season this week the expected results look robust, but a  slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil  prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a reason to collect profits from gains of the last month.
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New York - Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and earnings outlooks this week, and the slightest warning about revenues could weigh on stocks.
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Stocks fell sharply on Thursday as data signalling strength in the economy raised concerns about the outlook for interest rates and investors opted to lock in profits ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend.
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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    Investors may be seeing some buying opportunities after Monday, when gloomy outlooks from the consumer staples group weighed heavily on the market; a strong reading on new housing construction provided additional incentive...
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record closing high on strong earnings from a range of companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Companies and an improving outlook for both the U.S. economy and corporate profits.
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Stock investors looking to recoup from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices pose to the economy and profits.
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Volatility could be the name of the  game next week for the stock market with the earnings machine  running at full tilt and the rising conflict in the Middle  East.
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Most U.S. companies have reported  earnings and the flow of economic data slows next week, so  investors will look to U.S. trade figures and earnings from  leading technology stocks Dell and Cisco for fuel to sustain  the market's 2-week-old rally.
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NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and a new spike in oil prices sent stocks sharply Wednesday as worries over third-quarter earnings increased and investors decided to cash in some recent profits. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 100 points...
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Wall Street pulled back sharply Tuesday as investors dealt with disappointing earnings reports and rising concerns about the mortgage market.