Wall St opens lower on retailers
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Stocks opened lower on Thursday after major retailers reported anemic sales growth in December, adding to worries about the economy.
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Stocks opened weaker on Monday as Treasury yields perked back up, reviving fear of higher interest rates that weighed on the market last week, and as steelmaker Nucor Corp.  gave an earnings warning, signaling potential trouble for the corporate profit outlook.
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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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U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday after Wal-Mart Stores , the world's largest retailer, said September same-store sales came in at the low end of a forecast.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, weighed  down by retailers after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N reported  lackluster sales, while a jump in producer prices renewed  concerns about inflation and the prospect of more aggressive  rate increases from the Fed.
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Stock futures signaled a slightly weaker opening on Wall Street on Thursday as disappointing monthly sales from retailers such as Costco Wholesale Corp.  were likely to hit sentiment and revive worries about consumer spending.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open flat to slightly lower on Tuesday, with investors eyeing results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc  and Hewlett-Packard Co  for cues after a long weekend.
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The FTSE 100 closed sharply lower Tuesday -- its lowest level for over a year -- as a 9.8 billion dollars Q4 loss from Citigroup and weaker than expected retail sales sent the Dow into an early three-figure dive, with retailers back in the spotlight after Christmas trading updates from Tesco and Debenhams.
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Stock futures pointed to a flat to slightly weaker opening on Thursday, with investors watching same-store sales from retailers for signs of a spending slowdown.
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Stocks opened sharply lower on Wall Street after overseas markets fell over the last two days.
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Stock futures pointed to a slightly  lower open on Thursday, as weaker-than-expected earnings from  online retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O dulled the mood on  Wall Street, with investors awaiting more quarterly results and  economic data.
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On Wall Street, markets opened lower but then stabilized.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen opening lower as traders show caution in advance of Friday's key jobs report, though big retail sales news Thursday could push stocks early...
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U.S. stocks were set to open slightly  lower on Wednesday, continuing Wall Street's weak start to  2005, with investors concerned about rising interest rates and  awaiting weekly data on oil inventories.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as investors worried about a soft retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.
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Stocks fell sharply at the opening on Tuesday, with each of the major indexes down more than 1 percent, after weaker-than-expected retail sales data and Citigroup Inc's  quarterly loss.
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U.S. stocks could start the week lower after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , a key barometer of the U.S. retail sector, forecast a decline in monthly sales, signaling caution about the holiday shopping season.