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Wall Street retreated yesterday after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years on concerns that the government might need to bail out the mortgage financiers. Weakness in the overall financial sector sent the Dow Jones...

Wall Street sank yesterday, after weak readings on economic growth and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. Larry Smith, chief investment officer at Third Wave Global Investors in Greenwich,...

Wall Street tumbled yesterday as further troubles in the financial sector, higher unemployment and lackluster retail sales touched off fresh concerns about the economy. The stock market's pullback erased most of the 370-point gain the Dow Jones logged...

Wall Street stumbled through another volatile session but ended with a respectable gain yesterday after a multibillion-dollar deal between Dow Chemical and rival Rohm and Haas helped offset concerns about the financial sector and energy costs. Shares...

Wall Street began the third quarter with an erratic session and modest gain yesterday after a mix of news made it clear the country is still deep in economic problems but may have some positive trends. The session brought more discouraging news for...

Wall Street sank yesterday for the second straight day as FedEx Corp., considered a bellwether for the broader U.S. economy, reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss and offered a gloomy outlook as it wrestles with a slumping U.S. economy beset by soaring...

Wall Street started the week with a mixed session as investors weighed volatility in oil prices and new hope for the financial sector after Lehman Brothers posted results. Stocks spent much of the session mostly lower after a fresh record for crude oil...

Wall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance yesterday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings reports. But the major indexes still ended the week with big...

Wall Street ended a whipsaw day mostly lower, as fears of escalating instability in the financial sector kept investors on edge despite a steep retreat in oil. The Dow fell 92.65 to 10,962.54. It was the blue chips' lowest close since July 21, 2006; the...

Wall Street's angst over the continuing fallout from the credit crisis made for a turbulent end to a volatile week yesterday - stocks tumbled, soared and then turned south again as investors tried to assess the dangers faced by the country's biggest...

Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish yesterday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. The stock market closed early ahead of the Fourth of July...

Wall Street lost more ground in extremely volatile trading yesterday, as investors recoiled at a cautious economic outlook from a Federal Reserve official and the possibility of more financial troubles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. San Francisco Federal...