Drugs woes and lacklustre jobs data send Wall St lower
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US SHARES fell on Friday, pressured by declines in the drugs and semiconductor sectors and by slower-than-expected US jobs growth.
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Stocks fell on Friday, giving Wall Street its worst week in more than four years, as a diminishing appetite for riskier assets fueled a further rout in global equity markets.
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World stocks edged lower on Tuesday while Wall Street was set for a weaker open as investors remained cautious over the health of the U.S. economy after a fallout in U.S. risky mortgages and credit turmoil.
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Wall Street stocks were poised to open sharply lower on Thursday, erasing some gains from the previous day's tentative recovery, after the release of mixed economic data and weakness in global equity markets.
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US stocks fell overnight, hurt by a slew of negative reports from top drug makers and oil prices climbing by $US2 a barrel. Pfizer Inc pulled the Dow lower after it said patients
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Wall Street stocks tumbled on Tuesday after an index of service sector activity slumped to its lowest level since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, accentuating fears for the health of the US economy.
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NEW YORK - Investors pushed stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy, while a solid earnings report from General Electric Co. minimized losses for blue chips...
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Leading shares closed weaker, off session lows as Wall Street rallied from early falls, with some disappointing earnings news weighing in London.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday, snapping the Dow's three-day run to record highs, as employment data renewed worries about slower economic growth, while shares of automaker General Motors Corp.  sank on fears a major shareholder may begin selling his stake.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday,  dragged down by a sharp fall in drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc.  MRK.N on concerns about a key drug, worries ahead of the Iraq  election and weaker-than-expected economic growth.
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U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Thursday after drug company Merck & Co.MRK.N said it was  withdrawing a key drug, sending Dow Jones industrial futures  tumbling and dragging the broader market down as well.
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SHARES are set for a bumpy ride after Wall Street lost ground on the weekend, derailed by weak US jobs data and a poor prognosis from Intel which sparked worries for the health of the tech sector.
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Wall Street stocks opened lower on Wednesday as the market responded to worse- than-expected data on US worker productivity and lingering fears about inflation.
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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 possibly send equity markets lower.
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Stocks fell on Monday after  disappointing U.S. employment data and a slowdown in  construction spending sparked worry about economic growth,  while a drop in crude oil prices hit energy shares.
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Wall Street&#39;s holiday rally stumbled Monday, with stocks finishing mixed as investors worried over the strength of the pharmaceutical sector.
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NEW YORK Stocks were mostly lower Thursday on Wall Street, after data showing a slowdown in economic growth and a rise in oil prices renewed fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings.