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By John Authers in New York and Philip Stafford in LondonPublished: December 30 2005 22:58 | Last updated: December 30 2005 22:58Wall Street on Friday provided a fitting conclusion to a year in which US stocks had been beaten by every other main stock market with a fall that left the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.6 per cent for the year. // Analysts predict the Federal Reserve wil ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks stumbled Friday to a lower close, leaving the industry's main index with a 9.4% loss in 2005 - a brutal year of bankruptcies, record-high fuel costs, and cutthroat competition. document.write('');   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks slump as Dow suffers yearly loss Online holiday shopping jumps 30% U.S. oil firms to resume Liby ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil and gas stocks wrapped up a banner year Friday with another round of gains, concluding a remarkable year built on the back of a 40% rise in crude oil prices, record profits, and continued strong energy demand worldwide.  ENERGY ETFs SymbolFund NameLast Price% Daily Return XLE Sel Sector:Energy SPDR 50.31 +0.42% XLU Sel Sector:Uti ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stocks closed out 2005 on a sour note Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffering its first yearly loss since 2002, and both the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite extending their yearly win streaks by the slimmest of margins. The Dow (DJI) lost 88.37 points in December to close down 65.51 points, or 0.6% on the year at 10,717.50. The blue chip b ...

Major gauges retreat in last trading session of 2005, at end of down week; Dow 30 down for the year. December 30, 2005: 5:26 PM EST By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com staff writer FORTUNE Investor's guide Building weath in 2006 will require savvy choices and  ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks closed out 2005 on a sour note Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials Average suffering its first yearly loss since 2002, and both the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite extending their yearly win streaks by the slimmest of margins.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks slump as Dow suffers yearly loss Online holiday shopping  ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Asian shares trading in the U.S. succumbed to the same chill wind that struck equities around the world on the final trading day of the year, but overall far outperformed Wall Street.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks slump with Dow headed for yearly loss Lobbyists fret over R&D tax credit expiration Online holiday shopping jumps 30% ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Weaker financial markets from Europe to Wall Street on the final trading day of the year took a toll on European shares trading in the U.S. Friday although they managed to outperform the main U.S. indexes for the year. document.write('');   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks slump with Dow headed for yearly loss Lobbyists fret over R&D tax c ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stocks were in broad decline Friday to end 2005 on a sour note, with the Dow Jones Industrials Average headed for its first yearly loss since 2002. Investors continued to be unnerved by the inversion in the Treasury yield curve, as well as by a surge in crude prices, as there was no economic data and very little corporate news to act as a distraction. The Dow ind ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures finished higher Friday, extending their winning streak to six sessions and ending 2005 with a gain of over $80 an ounce. document.write('');   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks slump with Dow headed for yearly loss Online holiday shopping jumps 30% Online holiday shopping jumps 30% South Korea's Kospi top Asia performer in 2005  ...