Slowdown fears cloud stocks' horizon
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Wall Street may find itself on the   defensive next week if reports on housing and growth suggest   that the United States economy is headed for an acute slowdown   despite the Federal Reserve's pause in its two-year cycle of   interest-rate increases.
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A rally in U.S. stocks that pushed the  Dow industrials to a record may stall next week as signs of an  economic slowdown curb the appetite for equities just as the  third quarter's earnings season gets under way.
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NEW YORK - A slowdown in economic growth and oil prices' advance to near record highs renewed Wall Street's fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings Thursday and pushed stocks mostly lower. Only the Nasdaq composite index managed a minimal gain...
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U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday,  pointing to a slightly lower market open, with Wall Street  looking poised for a pull back, while China's interest rate  hike added concerns that global economic growth may slow.
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U.S. shares are set to open lower on Tuesday as investor worries about economic growth threaten a tentative stock market recovery.
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U.S. stock market index futures  pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Thursday as  investors look ahead to results from Microsoft , AT&T   and Amgen  and fresh labor market data.
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The stock market's continued uncertainty last week may have made investors want to tune out.
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Stock futures dipped Tuesday as Wall Street, nervously awaiting a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, reacted to troubling forecasts from the retailers Home Depot and Sears.
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U.S. stocks inched lower on Monday as investors were hesitant to add positions after last week's broad gains and awaited a report on the U.S. service sector to yield clues about the outlook for the economy.
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U.S. stock futures lost ground Tuesday as concerns mounted about the viability of subprime mortgage lenders and whether their troubles would spread to other parts of the economy.
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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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Record crude oil prices, a tidal wave  of quarterly earnings reports and anxiety ahead of the U.S.  presidential election may pin U.S. stocks down next week.
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Â· Markets braced for falls after Wall Street slump  Â· Period of slower growth sparks fears of trade war
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Record crude oil prices, a tidal wave of quarterly earnings reports and anxiety ahead of the U.S. presidential election may pin U.S. stocks down next week.
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U.S. stocks are seen falling for a second-straight day on Friday on concerns the economy and corporate profits will slow after crude futures touched another record in overnight trading.
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Stocks declined on Friday amid signs   the economy may slow more than expected and reduce the profits   of large industrial companies and other companies sensitive to   the economic cycle.
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Stock index futures sank on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equities plunge that could usher in a bear market.