Investors brace for bank losses in pivotal week
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Major American banks are expected to unveil substantial losses and secure more cash from abroad in what is shaping up to be a pivotal week for the global credit crisis, with central banks also poised to weigh in again.
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Investors may pack up and leave town this week as the Republican National Convention begins in New York and many on Wall Street take vacation -- draining U.S. markets of volume and leaving stocks with little direction.
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage sector could put Wall Street on edge next week just as investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after its recent plunge.
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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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Investors are looking for an onslaught  of company earnings and economic data next week to give  direction for U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower  profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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Wall Street stocks were set to retreat at the opening bell on Thursday, following Wednesday&#39;s gains, as Freddie Mac reported a plunge in second quarter profits and the market awaits further direction from the Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street looked set to take another beating Wednesday, as investors reacted to disappointing outlooks from Apple and Motorola and remained haunted by recession fears.
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Investors are expected to focus on oil  prices and corporate earnings outlooks next week, and the  slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.
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Wall Street stocks are poised for a firm start to Thursday trade as investors continue to claw back the sharp losses notched up earlier in the week amid a hefty batch of corporate earnings and economic data.
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U.S. stocks were set to start the week sharply lower on Monday as a reduced appetite for riskier assets persisted, hitting overseas markets overnight.
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Investors shouldn't be writing off banks quite yet.
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Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief next week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.
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U.S. 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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Wall Street may put the brakes on a steep decline next week, when a rate cut is anticipated from the Fed, and Friday's monthly jobs data may trigger a comeback for stocks after their January funk.
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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.
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U.S. shares are expected to fall on   Thursday as investors wrestle with worries about inflation,   interest rates and economic growth, with economically sensitive   sectors such as technology likely to be hurt again.
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Wall Street may be on the defensive  this week if reports on housing and growth suggest the United  States economy is headed for an acute slowdown.