Wall Street slumps as job cuts fan recession talk
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Stocks tumbled on Friday after data showed monthly hiring contracted for the first time in four years, fanning recession fears and adding pressure for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.
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Dow slumps more than 250 points after contraction in service sector rekindles investor concerns.
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Stocks fell sharply at the open on Friday after data showed monthly hiring contracted for the first time in four years, fanning recession fears and adding pressure for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.
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U.S. stock index futures sank in  holiday-shortened trading on Monday as fear of a U.S. recession  gripped investors, indicating Wall Street was likely to join a  global equity markets plunge that may usher in a bear market  when trading resumes on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as a report suggested that November job growth may have exceeded Wall Street's estimates, diminishing the chances of an interest-rate cut any time soon.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower, impacted by losses on Wall Street after weak US economic data raised concerns of a further economic slowdown, with options expiries and UK banking stocks also weighing.
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The Federal Reserve cut a short-term interest rate yesterday to try to keep problems in the housing and mortgage markets from dragging the nation into recession, but Wall Street judged the move as too timid and financial markets tanked.
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U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, as fears of a U.S. recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equity markets plunge when they resume trading Tuesday.
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Wall Street pulled back sharply after an unexpected contraction in the service sector rekindled investorsâ worry that the economy is headed for recession.
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Stocks fell at the open on Wednesday after reports showing a surge in lay-offs and the slowest rate of private-sector hiring in more than four years raised concern about the employment picture.
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Stocks slid sharply on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession and pushing the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
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Stocks tumbled on Thursday as data showing a plunge in regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.
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Employers cut jobs for the first time in four years last month, the government reported yesterday, driving stock prices down in the United States and Europe and raising fears the slowdown in the housing and credit markets brought on by the crisis in subprime mortgages is spreading across the economy.
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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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Stocks fell on Friday, pressured by  declines in the drug and semiconductor sectors and  by  slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in September.
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Stocks skidded in early trading after weak economic news and a disappointing quarterly report from Citigroup stirred renewed concerns of recession.
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Global stock markets tumbled on Friday on fears that the US economy was facing a sharp slowdown as the first monthly fall in employment in four years made an interest rate cut this month all but certain.