Market extends slide a 6th day
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Stocks fell for a sixth session on Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq's drop of more than 2 percent as profit forecasts from Apple Inc and Motorola fanned worries about a recession and the outlook for tech.
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The FTSE 100 extended recent falls on Monday, with retailers at the fore-front of the sell-off. With the key Christmas spending period upon us, the sector was hit by continued consumer spending fears.
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AFTER a rollercoaster of a ride today the share market ended in negative territory on a frenzy of profit taking in the afternoon. Retailers were hardest hit following disappointing sales figures released yesterday
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European and Asian markets fell again Monday, extending their slide into a second week as investors worried about a possible global slowdown and dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks. U.S. stocks fell after trying to steady themselves.
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Wall Street extended its losses yesterday as investors, disappointed by the collapse of several closely watched acquisition deals, awaited a stream of critical economic data this week.
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Wall Street extended its decline yesterday as concerns that the market might be headed for a correction offset investor optimism over continued acquisition activity.
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Shares of Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. Inc. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 6 percent before the bell Friday, extending their slide a day after the insurance broker was targeted in a fraud suit by New York&#39;s attorney general.
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Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, sending the benchmark S&P 500 index to its biggest one-day slide in more than 3-1/2 years as China's equity market sell-off fanned worries that stock valuations there are too high and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.
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Investor's Business Daily - Investor confidence returned to real estate stocks after the Fed&#39;s half-point 18ate cut. The S&amp;P REIT Composite Index shot up 6% the next day.
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Stock futures fell on Tuesday,  suggesting the broader market may extend its slide as investor  concern about the extent of the subprime crisis persisted ahead  of a busy day for earnings.
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Oil extended its retreat on Thursday, taking two-day losses to 6 percent after an unexpectedly large rise in US crude inventories spurred speculative funds to take profits out of record high prices.
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The FASB delays stock option expensing by six months. That's just more time for Big Tech to lobby.
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Record highs of the past week spill over into a patchy market, taking the S&amp;P 200 lower. Investors continued to take profits after last week&#39;s record highs, pushing the sharemarket slightly lower yesterday.
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THE local stock market advanced today after a slide in oil prices sparked a rally on Wall Street on Friday. A fall in the price of crude oil was expected to ease investor concerns about high fuel costs crimping
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Investors sifted through new economic data and found little reason to resume last weekâs heavy selling.
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Business & money: Bank endures choppy morning on the stock exchange as speculation intensifies over possible buyers.
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Stocks extended their slide on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 500 points as China's equity market sell-off fanned concerns about equity valuations there and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.