AP - Japanese stocks fell moderately Thursday as investors remained cautious despite Wall Street's overnight rebound from a global market selloff triggered by a drop in Chinese shares.

FT.com - Most of Asia's stock markets staged cautious recovery on Friday, with the exception of Tokyo, where a continued fall in the Nikkei 225 Average erased the last remnants of the index's gains so far in 2007.

AP - Stocks stumbled in the final session of a tumultuous week as the yen rallied against the dollar and concerns about the U.S. economy still dogged investors after Tuesday's huge drop. The Dow Jones industrials logged their worst weekly performance in more than four years.

AFP - Two years ago, nobody would have noticed if China's stock markets had suddenly plummeted nearly nine percent in one day.

AP - Japanese stocks fell sharply in early afternoon trading Monday, extending a slide for a fifth day that was sparked by last week's plunge in Chinese and U.S. stock markets.

AFP - Asian stock markets rallied in early trade on Tuesday after a week of heavy losses as a rebound in Tokyo helped to soothe investors' frayed nerves, dealers said.

AP - Oil prices edged higher in Asian trading Wednesday ahead of U.S. government inventory data expected to show gasoline stocks fell for the fourth week in a row.

AP - The dollar climbed against the yen in Asia Thursday on a sharp rebound in Japanese stocks, supporting views that recent exchange-rate volatility will ease and make yen-carry trades more feasible.

AP - A weaker dollar and major delays at its Airbus unit dragged annual profit down at EADS NV, the company said Friday, as it posted a multimillion euro fourth quarter loss and warned that Airbus would 'display another substantial loss in 2007.'

FT.com - Japanese stocks gained Monday morning, boosted by continued yen weakness and the recovery of some erstwhile favourites in the domestic sector.

AFP - The Shanghai Stock Exchange is mulling a proposal to widen the daily trading band as a first step before eventually scrapping the limit altogether, state press reported Tuesday.

FT.com - Asian stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, led by Tokyo, following overnight sell-offs on Wall Street amid growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market.

FT.com - Asian stocks staged a broad recovery on Thursday morning, led by Tokyo, boosted by an overnight rebound in US stocks and a fallback in the yen.

AP - Japanese stocks fell Friday, dragged down by bank, steel and auto shares, amid jitters ahead of the release of U.S. consumer price figures.

AP - The stock market proved again last week that it's vulnerable to bad news relating to U.S. subprime mortgage lenders. This week should give investors a clearer view of the housing market's health, and whether it's stable enough to stave off an overflow of that sector's troubles into the wider economy.

FT.com - London equities rose on Monday, as a flurry of deal making helped restore a measure of momentum to the market.

AFP - European equities pulled back in cautious trade on the eve of a US interest rate call, as investors digested the possible merger of British bank Barclays and Dutch peer ABN Amro, dealers said Tuesday.

AP - Adobe Systems Inc. executives are raising profit guidance after the company easily exceeded Wall Street expectations with a 37 percent surge in first-quarter profit.

AP - A Japanese court convicted four former executives of disgraced dot-com company Livedoor of inflating earnings reports Thursday in a scandal that destroyed one of the country's highest-flying Internet startups.

AP - Blackstone Group LP, one of the world's biggest private equity firms, on Thursday said it seeks to raise up to $4 billion in a highly anticipated initial public offering. The New York-based firm, known for multibillion dollar takeovers such as February's buyout of Equity Office Properties, announced its intentions to go public in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange.

AP - Stocks closed mostly higher Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials' to their best week in four years after a surprise jump in home sales eased concern that frailty in the housing market will hurt economic growth.

AP - The Federal Reserve's stance on interest rates helped spark a comeback on Wall Street last week, and investors are hoping that this week's data on new home sales, gross domestic product and personal spending will add momentum to the rally.

FT.com - Banking stocks pulled London equities into negative territory on Monday, as investors took profits after the sector's strong run on persistent bid rumour. But more concrete M&A activity sent the house building sector higher, limiting losses.

AP - Japanese stocks fell Tuesday, snapping a five-day rally that lifted the market nearly 5 percent. Declines in utility and pharmaceutical stocks depressed the market.

AP - Japanese stocks fell for a second day Wednesday investors took profits in steels, real estate developers and banking issues following the market's recent gains.

FT.com - London equities started higher on Thursday, shrugging off a weak performance on Wall Street overnight, as Alliance Boots was boosted by bid rumours and DSG International was shaken by news of fraudulent activity.

FT.com - The FTSE 100 edged lower in opening trade on Friday as concerns over mounting tensions between Britain and Iran offset gains for Alliance Boots and Kingfisher on M&A activity.