Market falls on AT&T consumer weakness report
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U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that AT&T  sees softness in its consumer business, sending shares of the phone company tumbling more than 6 percent and raising more fears about recession.
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Shares of long-distance phone companies AT&T Corp.  and MCI Inc.  have plunged about 20 percent this year, but potential buyers seem to be holding out for clearance sales.
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Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday after a cautious earnings outlook at American Express (NYSE:AXP) added to worries that US consumer spending is headed for a sharp slowdown.
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Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the S&P and Nasdaq falling more than 2 percent, after a report showing a decline in retail sales bolstered the market's suspicions the economy was heading into a recession.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, after  earnings reports from eBay Inc. EBAY.O and Qualcomm Inc.  QCOM.O disappointed, while a survey showing a slowdown in  growth at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories caused some concern.
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Stocks slipped on Wednesday after a private report showed U.S. home prices tumbled in October and retailer Target cut its December sales view.
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The Dow industrials and the Nasdaq slipped Friday on concerns about retail spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, led lower by tech shares as investors worried about the impact of a slowing economy on the outlook for profits.
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Initial results on iPhone sales sent A&T stock down slightly, but shares of Apple, which makes the eagerly anticipated device, fell as much as 5 percent.
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U.S. technology stocks fell on  Thursday, taking a hit on sharp declines in online auctioneer  eBay Inc. EBAY.O and wireless technology company Qualcomm  Inc. QCOM.O after both posted lower-than-expected outlooks.
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Stocks declined Monday, the last day of a volatile and difficult year on Wall Street, as investors awaited a report on home sales.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Wednesday after government reports for July on durable goods  orders and new home sales cast some doubt on the strength of  the economy.
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Stocks fell on Thursday, after disappointing quarterly results from companies such as Comcast Corp  and as investors worried financial services companies would report more big losses from the credit crisis.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after  quarterly earnings reports, including those from Motorola Inc.  MOT.N and Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, failed to impress investors.
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Stocks edged lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by a  sharp decline in the tech sector as shares of online auctioneer  eBay Inc. EBAY.O and wireless technology company Qualcomm  Inc. QCOM.O took a beating a day after both companies  reported disappointing outlooks.
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WASHINGTON  - AT&T Corp. on Thursday reported a $7.1 billion third-quarter loss due to an $11.4 billion writedown of its assets after its retreat from consumer services and other restructuring charges.