Stocks drop on economic fears
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Stocks fell sharply after data showed factory activity contracted in December to its weakest since April 2003, underscoring worries about the economic slowdown.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as signs of   housing-market weakness and worries about the outlook for   interest rates made investors uneasy about prospects for   consumer spending and corporate profits.
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Stocks tumbled on Monday on worries the housing slump was dragging on the economy at the same time inflation was posing a growing menace.
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Stocks fell on Monday as data pointing to further trouble in the housing sector fueled concerns about the outlook for the economy and corporate profits.
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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 hurt corporate earnings.
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Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors worried that weakness in housing threatened to slow the economy and corporate profit growth.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as data signaling strength in the economy and rising bond yields increased interest-rate concerns, spurring investors to lock in profits before a long holiday weekend.
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Stocks fell on Friday as manufacturer Caterpillar Inc's  disappointing profit fueled caution about the economy, while a pullback in crude oil prices from a record high hurt shares of energy companies.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday as worries over the worsening subprime mortgage market fueled more caution, setting the Dow Jones industrial average on course to drop below the 12,000 level for the first time since November.
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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 plunged further on Thursday, sending the S&P 500 down more than 2 percent and driving the Dow industrial average down more than 1,000 points since the start of 2008, as investors worried about the outlook for the U.S. economy.
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Stocks fell on Friday as investors   worried that the economy may get bruised by a   sharper-than-expected slowdown, which prompted them to sell   shares of big industrial companies such as heavy equipment   maker Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks fell on Friday after weaker-than-expected jobs data prompted worries about slower economic growth but not slow enough to cause the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates any time soon.
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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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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.
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Wall Street fell after a weak manufacturing report raised investor concerns of a further economic slowdown.
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Stocks opened lower on Monday as investors worried that rising inflation and signs of holiday retail weakness darkened the outlook for the economy.