Wall Street stocks fell for a third successive day yesterday as investors assessed some disappointing earnings reports.

Stocks on Wall Street ended mostly higher yesterday despite the US government’s latest jobs report, which showed a sharp decline in hiring last month.

APPLE began a new era yesterday without Steve Jobs as chief executive, a momentous shift that surprised investors but barely dented confidence in the near-term outlook for the stock.

Starbucks Corp plans to slash nearly 7,000 more jobs during a new round of store closures and other cuts, the company said as it reported that its profit dropped by more than two thirds in its fiscal first quarter.

A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended today as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government’s November employment report.

A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended today as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government’s November employment report.

Disappointing economic and earnings news proof that companies still face challenges in the coming months pulled US stocks lower today.