Reuters - Engineering firm Chicago Bridge & Iron Co N.V. on Thursday said its first-quarter profit was lower on higher costs associated with restricted share grants, offsetting higher revenue.

FT.com - European equity markets were higher on Friday following strong gains overnight in New York and in Asia, with focus on Euronext after New York Stock Exchange agreed to buy the bourse operator.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market should continue to mend in the coming week from the two-week-long correction last month that sliced 3.75 per cent from the main index.

AFP - BNP Paribas, the biggest French bank by market capitalisation, opposes a merger of pan-European stock market operator Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange.

Reuters - The Nikkei fell 1.81 percent on Tuesday to its lowest close in more than four months as exporters such as Fanuc Ltd. (6954.T) and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (7267.T) sank on renewed concerns about higher U.S. interest rates and a possible economic slowdown in a key export market.

Reuters - NYSE Group Inc.'s regulatory unit said on Wednesday it fined Prudential Equity Group $850,000 for failing to properly supervise electronic communications.

AP - Stocks fluctuated in early trading Thursday as cooling crude prices helped ease some of Wall Street's worries about rising interest rates and weakness in markets around the globe.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - North American markets appeared set to bounce back early Friday after indexes tumbled for much of the week, fallout from recent U.S. comment on possible interest rate increases and weakening oil prices.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Investors should brace themselves for a choppy summer of trading and get used to the end of the days of cheap money.

Reuters - The Nikkei average was nearly flat on Monday, after posting its biggest weekly drop in five years last week, as retailers such as Aeon Co. Ltd. (8267.T) rose on an upward revision to Japanese GDP data while technology exporters lost ground following falls at their U.S. peers.

Reuters - The Nikkei share average plunged 4.14 percent on Tuesday to book its biggest one-day percentage loss in two years as Advantest Corp. (6857.T) and other high-tech firms fell after drops in their U.S. peers, while concerns over price competition sent flat-screen TV makers lower.

Reuters - The dollar slipped from recent seven-week highs against the euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. inflation data.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - After a string of declines this month, global indicators were overhelmingly positive for North American stock markets early Thursday.

AP - Stocks were barely mixed Friday at the end of a week of zigzag trading that saw stocks sell off early in the week then sharply rebound.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Investors will likely move cautiously this week after indexes stabilized late last week following a string of punishing sessions that erased year to date gains in Toronto and New York.

AFP - A merger of the New York Stock Exchange and European counterpart Euronext could pave the way for setting up a London bourse to rival the long-established London Stock Exchange, NYSE chief executive John Thain said.

Reuters - U.S. stock futures ticked up on Tuesday ahead of the Wall Street open but investors were nervous before housing data later which could provide hints on the outlook for the monetary policy.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators were mixed for North American stock markets early Wednesday ahead of the latest U.S. energy inventory report.

Reuters - U.S. stock futures gained on Thursday, indicating an opening rise on Wall Street, after the previous session's broad rally on strong corporate profits.

AP - U.S. stock market futures were stronger Friday ahead of data on durable-goods orders, one of the key data releases that will be unearthed before the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate setting meeting.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Investors will tread carefully this week with all eyes on the U.S. Federal Reserve for direction following a dismal June that saw equity markets retreat on worries about higher interest rates and the amount of damage they could cause the economy.

Reuters - The Nikkei share average reversed its earlier losses to rise 0.46 percent on Monday, lifted by gains in Mitsubishi Estate Co. (8802.T) and other stocks seen as having profit-growth potential.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators were mixed for North American stock markets early Tuesday as investors look for clear signals about the U.S. economy's direction.

Reuters - U.S. shares are seen edging higher on Wednesday, recovering some of the previous session's losses, with trading likely to be thin in the run-up to the U.S. central bank's interest rate decision on Thursday.

Reuters - Five European markets regulators have set up a task force to study the proposed merger of Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange, with a view to producing a recommendation by early next year, Belgian regulators said on Thursday.

Reuters - U.S. shares looked set to open lower on Friday, shedding some of the previous session's gains on the back of the Federal Reserve's rate announcement, which said a slowing economy should help rein in inflation.