Stocks Fall on Poor Retail Sales, Oil
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NEW YORK - Disappointing retail sales and oil prices that threatened to top $53 per barrel sent stocks lower Thursday as investors worried that rising energy costs could further hamper consumer spending.    With a number of companies having already warned that energy costs would squeeze third-quarter profits, investors saw the September retail sales report as reason to worry that a sustained rise in oil prices could harm fourth-quarter results as well...
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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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Stocks opened lower on Friday after the latest fallout from the U.S. mortgage sector cropped up in Europe and data showed U.S. retail sales, excluding autos, unexpectedly declined last month.
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US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly $43 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged  down by retailers after data indicated that the holiday  shopping season got off to a sluggish start.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged  down by retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N after  data indicated that the holiday shopping season got off to a  sluggish start as high oil prices dampened confidence.
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Disappointing retail sales and oil prices that threatened to top $53 per barrel sent stocks lower Thursday as investors worried that rising energy costs could further hamper consumer spending.
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U.S. blue chips slipped lower on  Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N dampened sentiment toward retailers, although  pharmaceuticals benefited as investors changed their focus to  less volatile stocks.
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Stocks tumbled after a weak sales estimate by Wal-Mart spurred concerns about the holiday shopping season.
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U.S. blue chips fell on Thursday after  reports of lackluster November sales at some retailers and a $1  drop in oil prices that sent energy stocks lower.
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The Dow industrials and the Nasdaq slipped Friday on concerns about retail spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low.
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Business & money: Stockmarkets fell sharply on continuing fears of a recession in the US that also pushed oil prices below $90.
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Stocks declined on Monday, pressured by losses in shares of energy companies after a nearly 4 percent drop in oil prices.
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Stocks fell 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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Stocks fell on Tuesday after a report showing a decline in retail sales underscored worries about a recession and Citigroup Inc's  loss hurt financial shares.
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Stocks declined on Friday after a sharp rise in consumer prices stirred inflation fears, while a drop in oil prices weighed on energy company shares.
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Stocks turned lower on Monday as financial and energy shares declined and an advance in technology shares lost steam.