Blue Chips Slide; JP, Honeywell Weigh
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U.S. blue-chip stocks slipped on>  Wednesday as disappointing reports from companies such as  Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P. Morgan Chase &  Co. JPM.N weighed on the market.
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Tokyo stocks slid Friday for a sixth straight session as concerns about rising oil prices and Wall Street&#39;s overnight weakness combined to knock Japanese blue chips lower.
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Stocks fell, with the S&P briefly down 1 percent, on Friday as declines in defensive shares and talk of more trouble in the global financial sector offset strong earnings from companies, including Honeywell International Inc .
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Japan's Nikkei average slipped 1.11 percent on Wednesday to its lowest finish in nearly two weeks, hurt by a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen by offering to buy a further 25 percent stake in the ailing chip maker for $1.25 billion.
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness about the outlook for corporate profits.
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Japanese stocks dropped, with benchmarks poised for their biggest slides in six months. Exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. led decline after the dollar plunged to its lowest against
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U.S. blue chip stocks fell on Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc.  and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  had quarterly reports that disappointed investors, while oil prices hovering at &#36;55 per barrel sparked fresh worry about higher corporate energy costs.
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U.S. blue chips were near unchanged on Thursday but technology stocks slipped, as a broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled investors, while coffee-shop chain Starbucks (SBUX.O) disappointed with slowing growth.
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Blue-chip stocks fell on Tuesday and the Nasdaq composite index pared earlier gains as China said it raised a stamp duty on stock trades in Chinese markets and a sharp drop in oil prices hurt shares of energy companies.
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Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, hit by a stronger yen and profit taking in some high-flying sectors.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after stronger-than-expected inflation data stirred  interest-rate worries. But the Nasdaq ended at a six-year high
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U.S. blue chips fell on Thursday after  drug company Merck & Co.MRK.N said it was withdrawing its key  arthritis drug Vioxx, while relentless oil prices floated back  to $50 a barrel.
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The blue-chip Dow slid back into  negative territory on Monday, but the broader Standard & Poor's  500 index rose after a fall in oil prices eased worries about  corporate profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected inflation data stirred interest-rate worries. But the Nasdaq ended at a six-year high
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices stepped back from earlier lows, but better-than-expected earnings from International Business Machines Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc., boosted blue chips and technology shares...
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U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday as disappointing earnings reports from companies  including Caterpillar, UPS and Amgen combined with higher oil  prices to turn investors cautious after two days of gains.
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US blue-chip stocks fell on Monday as oil prices nudged higher and drug maker Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. (AA) were hit by broker downgrades.