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Stocks fell on Monday as escalating worries about the euro-zone debt crisis and a slowdown in global industrial demand led investors to sell risky assets.

Stocks dropped more than 1 percent at the open on Monday as worries escalated about the euro-zone debt crisis after Standard & Poor's cut Italy's rating outlook and Spain's ruling Socialists suffered an elections setback.

Stocks were set for a lower open on Monday as worries about the euro-zone debt crisis increased after Standard & Poor's cut Italy's rating outlook and Spain's ruling Socialists suffered a setback in elections.

Stock index futures fell on Monday on worries about the euro-zone debt crisis after Standard & Poor's cut Italy's rating outlook and Spain's ruling Socialists suffered a setback in elections.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday on worries about the euro-zone debt crisis after Standard & Poor's cut Italy's rating outlook and Spain's ruling Socialists suffered a setback in elections.

Debt worries hammered European markets on Monday, knocking both the euro and regional shares down 1 percent while also weighing heavily on world equities, sending emerging markets down nearly 2 percent.

Renewed worries in the euro-zone over the weekend pulled the euro down to a record low against the Swiss franc, weakened risky assets such as Asian stocks and boosted safe haven investments like U.S. government debt and gold on Monday.

Standard & Poor's cut its rating outlook for Italy to negative from stable, citing weak growth prospects and increased risks it would fail to slash its debt mountain.

Signs of a Wall Street sell-off are all over the place, but U.S. stocks might well survive another week relatively unscathed if investors keep betting on sectors less vulnerable to an economic downturn.

Shares of clothes retailers Gap Inc and Aeropostale Inc fell on Friday, a day after the companies said higher input costs and discounts would hurt profitability.

Some investors are betting Research in Motion's stock is in for more pain, even after a rough three years.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday on euro-zone debt worries that could spill over into next week's trading with a bearish note, while retailers lost ground after a weak profit outlook from Gap.

Stocks fell on Friday, as shares of large multinationals sensitive to the dollar fell in sync with the euro on the euro zone's debt problems and retailers lost ground after a weak profit outlook from Gap.

Stocks fell on Friday, led by energy and commodity-related shares as the market fell in tandem with the euro in a dance driven by the euro zone's debt problems.

Stocks fell on Friday as the euro zone's debt problems revived worries about the broader impact and the S&P 500 was below a key technical level.

Wall Street is poised for a lower open on Friday as stocks struggle to make headway despite technical resistance and investors worry about the impact of handling euro-zone debt problems.

Stock index futures fell on Friday as Wall Street faced technical resistance after shares rose two days in a row.

Stock index futures fell on Friday as Wall Street faced technical resistance after shares rose two days in a row.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as Wall Street faced technical resistance after shares rose two days in a row.

Stock index futures pointed to a flat opening on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.03 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.02 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.01 percent at 4 a.m. EDT.

World stocks rose on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar as investors took the view after weak U.S. economic data this week that the Federal Reserve will be slow to raise interest rates.

The dollar looked set to post its first weekly loss in three weeks as investors increased bets on risky assets like equities on expectations the United States would take a long time to raise interest rates after weak economic data this week.

The dollar struggled to regain ground on Friday as tepid U.S. economic data prompted investors to favor higher yielding currencies like the euro while a sluggish Wall Street session weighed on stocks.

McDonald's Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking Happy Meals to kids for years to come.

U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday, with LinkedIn one of the few standouts in an otherwise lackluster session as its shares doubled in their trading debut.

Stocks rose for a second day on Thursday, but mixed economic data kept confidence in the recovery on shaky ground even as LinkedIn's shares surged in the company's Wall Street debut.

U.S. stocks barely budged on Thursday after a mixed bag of economic data kept confidence in the economic recovery on shaky ground, but LinkedIn's shares surged in their Wall Street debut.

Stocks rose slightly on Thursday as signs of recovery in the jobs market were partly offset by weak data on housing and regional business conditions.

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as signs of recovery in the jobs market were offset by weak data on housing and regional business conditions.