Stocks turn in mixed performance

Jan. 7 - U.S. stocks turn in mixed results after a see-saw day, as investors safeguarded against threats to growth in the economy.The Dow added 27.31 points to finish at 12,827.49. The S&P 500 added 4.55 points, closing at 1416.18, and the Nasdaq shed 5.19 points to finish at 2,499.46. Diane King reports from New York REUTERS VIDEO

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Dismal day on Wall Street

Jan. 4 - U.S. stocks suffered a major retreat after a weak jobs report and a rise in unemployment rate significantly stoked fears of recession. The Nasdaq had its biggest one-day point fall since September 17, 2001. The Dow tumbled 256 points to 12,800. The S&P 500 lost 35 points to 1,411. Crude oil and gold prices moved lower.

Speaker: Ethan Harris, chief U.S. economist, Lehman Brothers.

Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. Reuters Video

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Politics and a possible recession

Jan. 4 - Rising unemployment and inflation mean the U.S. presidential election may begin to revolve around cracks in the economy. So far candidates' populist rhetoric on the campaign trail doesn't appeal to Wall Street. Manoush Zomorodi reports. REUTERS VIDEO

$100 oil not painful - yet

Jan. 3 - Oil at $100 a barrel may not be as painful to the economy, some analysts said, unless oil heads even higher and stays there for a meaningful amount of time. Some oil analysts expecting prices to bounce between $90 and $120 this year, which could send retail gasoline prices to new records and destabilize what has been a resilient consumer.

SPEAKER: Ira Eckstein, president, Area International Trading.

Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. REUTERS VIDEO

Rally fizzles ahead of jobs report

Jan. 3 - U.S. stocks gave up most of their gains late in the session as investors turned cautious in anticipation of Friday's key labor report. The Dow rose 12 points to 13,056. The S&P 500 was unchanged at 1,447. The Nasdaq slipped 6 points to 2,602. Crude oil cracked $100, but finished lower. Gold hit a new record.

Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. REUTERS VIDEO

Oil hits $100, Dow drops

an 2 - Oil jumped past $100 a barrel on the first trading day of the year, sending stocks to a first trading day loss record.Violence in OPEC countries Nigeria and Algeria helped drive oil prices across the $100 mark, just a day ahead of a US government oil supply report. Bobbi Rebell reports.REUTERS VIDEO

Stocks suffer New Year's hangover

Jan 2 - Blue chips started 2008 with the worst first-day of the year point performance in history as oil prices touched $100 and data showed a contraction in the factory sector.The Dow tumbled 220 points to 13,043. The S&P 500 dropped 21 points to 1,447. The Nasdaq fell 42 points to 2,609. Bond prices moved swiftly higher. Crude oil settled just below $100 a barrel.

Conway G. Gittens reports from New York. REUTERS VIDEO