Shares of Household-Durable Goods Makers Fall As GE's Report Spreads Unease Through Street

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of makers of household-durable goods dropped Friday morning as Wall Street worried disappointing earnings and outlook from General Electric may portend more bad news for the economy.

How some shares of household-durables companies are trading:

Black & Decker Corp., down 94 cents to $66.49.

Whirlpool Corp., down $3.16, or 3.7 percent, to $82.05.

Snap-on Inc., down $1.30, or 2.5 percent, to $50.68.

Stanley Works, down 90 cents to $48.45.