Stocks Fall, Jolted by Oil and Greenspan
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as  investors were jolted by a surge in oil prices and comments by  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a stark  reminder that interest rates were bound to go higher and warned  that appetite for the dollar would dwindle.
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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday as investors were jolted by a more than &#36;2 increase in oil prices, while Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave a stark reminder that interest rates were bound to go higher and warned the appetite for the dollar would dwindle.
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NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed Wednesday in light trading.    While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, he echoed Wall Street's concerns over energy prices, which have fallen from record highs in recent weeks but stubbornly remain above $40 per barrel...
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a muted relief rally Monday, with stocks edging higher after falling earlier in the session. Blue chips moved in and out of negative territory due to fears that the dip in oil prices would be temporary...
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U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking before  Congress about the health of the economy, did little to quell  expectations for a rate hike later this month.
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Stocks were knocked lower on Thursday  as investors worried that rising prices for oil and commodities  would shrink corporate profits, while drug shares fell on  possible stricter scrutiny from regulators.
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Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after  oil prices jumped more than a dollar to over $48 a barrel and  investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N and brokerage Bear  Stearns Cos. Inc. BSC.N reported declines in quarterly  profits.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as a weakened dollar and a surge in oil prices kindled fresh concerns about inflation.
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Stocks slipped on Tuesday, as rising bond yields prompted concerns about higher borrowing costs, but comments from former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan limited a broader slide.
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Oil fell on Tuesday amid intensifying worry over the health of the U.S. economy, but traders cut the market's losses after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 75 basis points in a surprise move aimed at averting recession.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Monday in a  quiet day on Wall Street as the price of oil dropped below $42  a barrel and knocked down shares of energy-related companies  such as Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N.
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U.S. stock futures slipped on Tuesday, indicating an opening fall on Wall Street, with energy shares set to be hit but the broader market supported by crude's continued fall.
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US 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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Stocks wilted as comments from Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, and worries about coming economic data deflated a rally fed by takeover activity.
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Stocks declined on Monday as a drop in oil prices hit shares of major energy companies and investors took profits in large technology companies in the last trading session of the year.
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Stocks fell on Monday as investors  worried about higher oil prices and warnings of lower company  earnings and delayed decisions before Tuesday's meeting of the  Federal Reserve on interest rates.
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Oil futures fell Friday as a rebound on Wall Street sputtered, reigniting energy investors' fears of a severe economic slowdown.