Friday, 29 June 2007

U.S. Stocks Fall on London Bomb Scare, Subprime Loan Concern; Bear Drops

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell, erasing a 102-
point rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after a bomb
scare swept London and concern grew that banks face more losses
from subprime loans.

Bear Stearns Cos., Merrill Lynch & Co. and Lehman Brothers
Holdings Inc. led brokers to the steepest retreat among 24
industries in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The S&P 500
posted its first monthly decline since February on speculation
losses on subprime mortgages will deepen after two Bear Stearns
hedge funds nearly collapsed.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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