Wall Street pulled back today, retreating from record levels following disappointing results from longtime favourites Caterpillar Inc and Google Inc. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 150 points.

Wall Street pulled back today, retreating from record levels following disappointing results from longtime favourites Caterpillar Inc and Google Inc. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 150 points.

Another surge in oil prices and a sharp drop in consumer spending rattled US investors today, sending stocks lower and hitting the technology sector particularly hard.

Stocks in the United States retreated today after a report on November employment revealed disappointing job growth and Intel Corp issued a forecast that fell short of expectations.