US Stocks Slide As Energy Companies Pace S&P 500 Lower
By Peter A. mckay and Geoffrey Rogow US stocks pushed lower in choppy trading Friday, with data confirming that inflation isn’t yet picking up weighing on energy companies.
Lower Profit for Chevron
By BLOOMBERG NEWS The Chevron Corporation posted its lowest profit in five years Friday after the global recession cut fuel demand, dragging down energy prices.
US Stocks Lower; GM Weak, Industrials And Energy Cos. Rise
By Peter A. McKay and Kejal Vyas US stocks traded lower Friday as investors hoped for an economic recovery despite an April for US car sales that one BMW executive described as “more of a dust bowl than a spring garden.
US Stocks Lower On Troublesome Economic Data
By Peter A. McKay US stocks swayed Thursday under the weight of troublesome readings of jobs, home sales, and corporate earnings, but Apple’s results were a bright spot. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened a little higher but was down 16.73 points at 7869.84 in recent action. The Nasdaq …
Boeing posts sharply lower earnings, cuts forecast
By Christopher Hinton, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Boeing Co. reported sharply lower first-quarter earnings on Wednesday and cut its forecast for the remainder of the year, citing global economic pressures on its commercial-aviation business.
US Stocks Lower Amid Earnings Concerns; DJIA Down 158 Points
By MarketWatch US stocks were under early pressure as investors worried that a fresh slate of corporate results this week could show continued pressure from the world-wide recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by about 158 points as most of its components declined. The S&P 500 …