US stocks fall on oil and earnings concerns; Dow down 0.9%

Reports said major US stock indexes fell on August 6 amid rising oil prices and pressure from individual companies' earnings. The Dow's decline was approximately 0.85%; the 0.9% in the headline is rounded. Even on the same day, some stocks rose and others fell depending on their earnings.

These figures record closing prices at that time and do not describe current prices or predict subsequent direction. The focus is on separating market-wide factors such as oil prices and interest-rate expectations from individual companies' results.