{"id":24786,"date":"2012-04-14T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-for-the-week\/24772\/"},"modified":"2012-04-14T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-14T09:20:00","slug":"stocks-end-lower-for-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-for-the-week\/24786\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks End Lower for the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>After logging in record gains in the first quarter, stocks have begun the second quarter on a weak note, posting losses for two weeks in a row.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-24786\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the week ended April 13, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> fell 1.61%, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> fell 1.99%, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> fell 2.25%.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>All three major indexes had posted their best first quarter performance in years in the previous quarter. However, the story has been different in the second quarter so far. The major reason behind the decline in the last two weeks has been renewed worries about the euro zone debt crisis and a slowdown in China.<\/p>\n<p>Investors\u2019 sentiment was also weighed down this week by a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report for the month of March. According to figures released by the Labor Department on April 6, the U.S. economy added only 120,000 jobs in March, well below economists\u2019 forecast. A surprise rise in initial jobless claims for the week ended April 7 has also cast doubts about the U.S. economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>But the biggest worry has been the euro zone. This week, yields on 10-year Spanish <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/bonds\/today.aspx\">bonds<\/a> rose sharply, raising concerns about euro zone\u2019s fourth-largest economy. China\u2019s first-quarter GDP data, which was released on Friday, also hurt sentiments and has raised concerns about a hard landing in the world\u2019s fastest growing major economy.<\/p>\n<p>There were some positives in the week ended April 13. Alcoa Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AA\">NYSE: AA<\/a>), the New York City-based aluminum producer, kicked off the latest U.S. earnings season on a strong note reporting better than expected results for the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Next week will be one of the busiest weeks in the quarterly earnings season, with about 86 companies in the S&amp;P 500 expected to post results, as per data from Thomson Reuters Director\u2019s Report.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/jp-morgans-q1-earnings-beat-estimates-jpm\/24788\"><br \/>\nJP Morgan\u2019s Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates (JPM)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-lower-for-the-week-2\/24786\"><br \/>\nStocks End Lower for the Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/coinstar-shares-rally-cstr\/24771\"><br \/>\nCoinstar Shares Rally (CSTR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-fall-2\/24769\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Fall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-sharply-lower-on-china-growth-worries-euro-zone-debt-crisis\/24767\"><br \/>\nStocks End Sharply Lower on China Growth Worries, Euro Zone Debt Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-fall-sharply\/24742\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices Fall Sharply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-headed-for-a-lower-finish-27\/24738\"><br \/>\nStocks Headed for a Lower Finish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* 336x280, created 7\/9\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3552319058\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After logging in record gains in the first quarter, stocks have begun the second quarter on a weak note, posting 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