Stocks Down; High Oil, Verizon Weigh
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U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday as  oil prices climbed, stoking concerns of higher energy costs  squeezing corporate profits, while Verizon Communications Inc.  VZ.N fell after several analysts lowered earnings estimates  for the telecommunications services provider.
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Stocks were slightly lower on Tuesday,  as concerns about higher oil prices cutting into corporate  profits and consumer demand weighed on sentiment, while retail  sales posted a larger-than-expected decline in August.
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NEW YORK, Nov 23  - Wall Street shares slid on Tuesday as oil prices surged higher and investors sensed weaknesses in the technology sector.
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Stocks were trading lower on Wednesday, nudged downward by heavily-weighted energy shares which fell in-line with crude oil futures.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open lower  on Monday as oil prices approach record levels, fueling  concerns that high energy costs are biting into corporate  profits and consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on  Tuesday as oil prices climbed to another record and economic  data showed slower-than-expected growth last month.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday's sharp rally, as another  slide in oil prices knocked shares of energy-related companies.
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Stocks declined on Monday, as record  crude oil prices triggered fresh worry that energy costs will  erode corporate profits and consumer demand.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, hit by a  sharp drop in technology shares following a slew of sales  warnings from semiconductor makers, and as oil prices rose  nearly $1 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on  Tuesday despite a drop in crude oil prices that helped push the  Dow higher late in the session.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday, hurt by a  slew of negative reports from top drug makers and oil prices  climbing by $2 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks declined on Thursday as  oil prices climbed, stoking concerns of higher energy costs  squeezing corporate profits, although Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O surged after beating Wall Street estimates.
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U.S. stocks slid on Friday after oil  hit a record $53.40 a barrel, while surprisingly weak September  jobs data touched off a rally in the bond market.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday in a  quiet trading day as a sharp drop in the price of oil knocked  down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon Mobil  Corp. XOM.N and another fall in the dollar worried investors.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday,  pulled down by investor worries over record high oil prices and  a sharp drop in major drug company shares.
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Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as oil  prices hit a 3-month low, hurting energy companies, and   Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N slipped on a report it may be  planning a major acquisition of a medical device maker.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.