The warning helped ignite a broader sell-off in European technology shares.

Shares of Time Warner closed down 49 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $15.06, amid a broad sell-off.

The job figures prompted a broad sell-off on Wall Street, and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell to its lowest level in almost three years.

The Bolsa fell 3.57 percent on Thursday, in line with a broad sell-off on global exchanges.

General Motors' unsettling news led to a broad sell-off of shares in companies whose fortunes decline in a weaker economic climate.

One of the few exception to yesterday's broad sell-off was General Motors, which rose 43 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $25.78.

Shares of Oracle fell 45 cents, or 4 percent, to close at $11.01 ahead of the earnings call, amid a broad sell-off.

The result was a broad sell-off again on Wall Street.

To exacerbate the uncertainty, we had a broad sell-off in the market in the first quarter.

Shares of other brewing companies also fell today amid a broad sell-off in European and United States markets.