Stocks fall on Oracle's slide and rate worries
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as concerns about the outlook for software maker Oracle Corp.  hit technology shares and investors worried that November job growth could discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates any time soon.
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U.S. tech stocks fell on Monday as investors worried that Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system may not be enough to sustain the recent rally in the company's share price.
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Stocks and bonds fell on Wednesday as   higher U.S. labor costs sparked fears the Federal Reserve may   again raise interest rates to fight inflation, and a drop in   Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, also dragged on   technology shares.
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U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as shares of financial services companies slid on concerns about the lingering effects of the credit crunch following Bank of America Corp's disappointing quarterly results.
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Stocks slipped on Monday as concern about the impact of the housing slump and credit squeeze hurt shares of financial companies.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the  Nasdaq sliding more than 1 percent, as a larger-than-expected  drop in an economic forecasting gauge renewed concern about  slower growth ahead.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after higher-than-expected inflation data dented hopes for an interest-rate cut and technology bellwether Hewlett-Packard Co.  failed to impress investors with its latest earnings report.
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U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Wednesday ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan, with a downgrade of software maker Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O likely to add pressure on the market.
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U.S. shares slipped on Thursday as investors showed some caution about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects and seized the opportunity to take profits.
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, with major indexes falling by their biggest margin in months, amid concern about Google Inc.'s  valuation and doubts about holiday spending after a disappointing sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. .
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as data showed higher-than-expected inflation in January and shares of Hewlett-Packard Co.  fell a day after the technology bellwether reported financial results.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday, led by  declines in retail shares and news of a larger-than-expected  rise in U.S. producer prices last month that heightened  concerns of inflation and rising interest rates.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried that higher interest rates would cut into corporate profits, while a disappointing outlook from Texas Instruments Inc.  dented optimism about tech spending.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  investors took a breath after yesterday's broad-based rally and  a decision by China's central bank to raise interest rates for  the first time in nine years hit shares of companies that have  benefited from its rapid growth.
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, battered by disappointing results from such bellwethers as Caterpillar and Google, and more signals that fallout from the risky subprime mortgage market may spread.
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U.S. stocks slid sharply for a second day on Wednesday after data showing higher-than-expected labor costs stoked fears that inflation and rising interest rates will harm corporate profits.