Asian Futures Fall as U.S. Rout Extended While Crude Oil Climbs

Asian index futures fell as U.S. stocks extended their retreat, with the Nasdaq 100 Index capping its biggest three-day slump since 2011 and the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index erasing its gain for the year. The dollar held declines versus the yen and euro while oil climbed. Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures slipped 1.1 percent to 14,715 in Chicago after losing 0.5 percent to 14,740...

S&P 500 Erases Gain for Year as Technology Shares Extend Slide

U.S. stocks fell, pushing the Nasdaq 100 Index to its biggest three-day retreat since 2011 and erasing the year™s gains in the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index, as technology shares extended last week™s selloff. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1 percent to 1,845.08 at 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 166.78 points, or 1 percent, to 16,245.93. The Nasdaq 100...

U.S. Stocks Fall as Tech Extend Slide

U.S. stocks fell a third day, after the Nasdaq 100 Index™s biggest drop in two years, as technology and consumer shares extended last week™s slide. European equities fell from a six-year high and Treasuries rose. The Standard & Poor™s 500 Index lost 0.9 percent at 12:27 p.m. in New York for a third straight drop and a three-week low. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.9 percent after a 2.7 percent slide on April 4. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index...

European Stocks Decline as Technology Shares Slump

European stocks fell from a six-year high, posting their biggest decline in a month, as shares of technology companies tumbled. Technology shares lost 2 percent, the most among 19 industry groups in the benchmark gauge, with United Internet AG falling 4.3 percent and ARM Holdings Plc dropping 2.4 percent. Osram Licht AG slid the most since it started trading after its spinoff from Siemens AG as Berenberg Bank lowered its rating. Altice...

U.S. Stocks Decline as Technology Shares Slump Before Earnings

U.S. stocks fell, following the biggest drop for the Nasdaq 100 Index in two years, as technology shares slipped and investors awaited this week™s start to the corporate earnings season. Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., and Priceline Group Inc. fell at least 0.4 percent. The Standard & Poor™s 500 Index retreated 0.3 percent to 1,860.30 at 9:31 a.m. in New York. The Nasdaq 100 gauge of the biggest technology stocks slumped 0.6 percent. The ...