AP - Asian markets fell Wednesday after Wall Street resumed its slide from last week amid persistent concerns that woes in the U.S. housing loan market could spread and drag on global growth.

Reuters - China's Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), the world's third largest computer maker, posted on Thursday a much stronger-than-expected, nearly 13-fold surge in quarterly profit as strong demand from corporate clients offset fierce competition at home.

Reuters - Allianz , Europe's biggest insurer, beat forecasts with net profit of 2.140 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in the second quarter, down 6 percent from a year earlier when the result was boosted by asset sales.

AP - Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the world's largest lumber and paper producers, said Friday its second-quarter profit dropped sharply due to hefty charges and weakness in the housing construction markets.

AP - With two weeks of volatility behind it, Wall Street faces the prospect of more turbulence — unless the Federal Reserve comes to the rescue.

Reuters - U.S. stock futures edged up on Monday, suggesting Wall Street may rise as investors prepare for Tuesday's Federal Reserve rate decision after last week's market slide as soft data fanned concern about the economic outlook.

FT.com - London equities made strong gains in opening trade on Tuesday in a broad based rally inspired by an overnight recovery on Wall Street.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets extended gains on Wednesday, mirroring a recovery on Wall Street after recent heavy losses for global equities.

FT.com - London equities fell in opening trade on Thursday, hampered by weakness in utility stocks after their recent strong defensive run petered out.

AP - Asian stocks plunged Friday as fallout spread from global market turmoil set off by concerns about credit weakness in the U.S. The Bank of Japan joined its U.S. and European counterparts in pouring cash into money markets to calm growing jitters.

AP - Amid the wildest stock market in years, the Federal Reserve has maintained that inflation is its biggest worry. Wall Street will try decide if that's a legitimate stance when this week's data on rising prices comes in.

Reuters - Asian stocks eased on Tuesday while government bonds and the yen strengthened as risk appetite remained weak amid lingering credit worries, but there was no sign of the panic selling seen late last week.

AFP - Most Asian stock markets suffered another mauling in early trade on Wednesday after an overnight slump on Wall Street dashed hopes of an end to recent turmoil sparked by US mortgage woes.

AP - Asian stocks fell Thursday morning, battered by persistent jitters over U.S. housing loan problems and their possible damage to global financial markets.

AP - Asian shares tumbled again Friday with some markets giving up early gains, as major markets in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong showed little sign they were ready to stage a recovery amid a global sell-off.

AFP - Stock markets are bracing for fresh upheavals in the week ahead as they seek to staunch a severe blood-letting triggered by the global credit crunch.

AFP - China will act again to curb short-term speculation, insider trading and price rigging on the nation's booming stock markets, according to new rules released by the Shanghai bourse.

AP - Oil prices dropped Tuesday as traders shifted focus from the threat of Hurricane Dean on U.S. energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico to worries about global stock markets.

FT.com - Asian stock markets were broadly higher on Wednesday morning on speculation that the Federal Reserve would try to sustain US demand and tame the credit crisis by lowering interest rates.

FT.com - The Japanese stock market surged ahead on Thursday, powered by a further decline in the yen and growing confidence that Japan's financial services companies have not been hit badly by US subprime woes.

AP - Japanese stocks edged down Friday on profit-taking in the wake of the previous day's strong rally.

AP - Wall Street ended its calmest week in a month with a big advance Friday, rising on solid economic readings that countered the bleak sentiment that has blanketed the financial markets. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 140 points in a lightly traded session.

AFP - Global investors will be watching nervously for signs of contagion from the US housing meltdown and a credit squeeze in coming days, even after a broad stock markets rebound over the past week from recent turbulence.

FT.com - Stock markets around Asia Pacific continued to recover, still paced by Hong Kong, helped by a strong rise on Wall Street Friday after solid US housing and durable goods orders.

FT.com - Most Asian stock markets were lower on Tuesday, after figures overnight showed the number of unsold homes in the US rose to the highest since 1991, reviving concerns about the outlook for Asia's biggest export market.

Reuters - U.S. index futures pointed to a firm start on Wall Street on Wednesday after sharp losses in the previous session on mounting concerns that the U.S. mortgage crisis could lead to a slowdown in the world's biggest economy.

AFP - Asian stock markets rebounded in early trade Thursday as investors grew confident that the Federal Reserve would take action to combat housing woes that have battered global bourses.

AFP - Asian stock markets gained for a second straight day Friday as technology shares rose on strong earnings from US giant Dell, which offset lingering concerns about the health of the US economy.