MarketWatch | US stocks track oil's decline as Fed meeting looms MarketWatch Also weighing on stocks Tuesday was a continuing rout in oil futures, with the U.S. crude benchmark falling 2.3% to trade near $36 a barrel. The decline pulled down the stocks of energy companies, such as Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK, -7.31% down ... Stocks Follow Oil Lower Ahead of Fed Meeting Stocks fall as energy and materials companies slide; oil down sharply |