Stocks Slip, Profit Warnings Weigh
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Wednesday as a number of companies warned over earnings, while  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's relatively upbeat  remarks on the economy gave investors no major surprises.
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Stocks ended lower on Friday on signs  the economy may be slowing more sharply than previously  thought, threatening corporate profits, including those of  large industrial companies.
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Stocks declined on Monday as oil  prices spiked higher and companies like consumer goods giant  Colgate-Palmolive warned on earnings, stirring investor worry  about corporate profits.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 slipped on Tuesday, after a report showed consumer confidence fell to a 2-year low, and with investors jittery a day ahead of a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.
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European stocks slipped Monday as profits were taken following last week&#39;s strong gains. Losses were limited by speculation in the retail sector, however, and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 fell 0.2 per cent to 1,622.19.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors took profits following data that signalled strength in the economy and revived interest-rate concerns.
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Stocks slipped on Wednesday after a private report showed U.S. home prices tumbled in October and retailer Target cut its December sales view.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a  profit warning from Coca-Cola Co. KO.N fueled concern about  corporate profits and a Goldman Sachs survey showed softening  corporate spending on technology.
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Stocks slipped on Monday, reversing an  early rally, after disappointing U.S. employment data rekindled  investor worries about weak economic growth and lackluster  corporate profits.
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An unsettling report on consumer incomes set off a spate of profit-taking on Wall Street Monday as investors worried that a tepid economy would erode companies' third-quarter earnings. Another drop in oil prices failed to shake the gloom from the market.
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US stocks&#39; drop amid the release of third-quarter earnings reports may reflect concern that next year&#39;s profit growth will slow even more than forecast.
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Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors worried that weakness in housing threatened to slow the economy and corporate profit growth.
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Stocks slipped on Monday as a pullback in crude oil prices weighed on energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp , and as caution before housing data tempered optimism from the latest takeover activity.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday,  pulled down by investor worries over record high oil prices and  a sharp drop in major drug company shares.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday,   after the Dow briefly touched its record closing high on   renewed worries that a rebound in crude prices may hurt   corporate profits.,
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday on signs   the economy may be slowing more sharply than previously   thought, threatening corporate profits, including those of   large industrial companies.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after  several companies issued profit warnings, while Fed Chairman  Alan Greenspan's remarks that the economy was pulling out of a  summer soft patch did little to quell expectations for a rate  hike later this month.