Reuters - Japan's Nikkei rose 0.4 percent on Monday as investors bought Fanuc Ltd and other large-cap shares after the Bank of Japan's tankan survey showed manufacturers remained optimistic despite turmoil in global credit markets.

FT.com - London stocks were higher on Tuesday as pleasing results boosted food retailer Tesco, while banking stocks rallied despite recent profit warnings in the sector.

FT.com - London equities made progress on Wednesday, helped by strength in the banking sector on reports of bid interest in beleaguered lender Northern Rock.

AP - Japanese stocks fell Thursday, ending a three-day rally as traders took their cues from Wall Street's overnight fall, although they remained cautious ahead of key U.S. data.

AP - Japanese stocks slipped Friday in light trading, weighed down by declines in technology shares after Casio Computer slashed its profit forecast.

FT.com - Appetite for small-cap stocks has waned since the onset of the credit squeeze amid resurgent demand for blue chips, with the FTSE 100 on track to outperform the FTSE SmallCap Index this year for the first time since 2002.

AP - Now that Wall Street is more upbeat about the economy after this summer's upheaval in the financial markets, it's looking for evidence that corporate America is thriving, too.

Reuters - European stocks were flat on Monday but Asian equities hit another all-time high as investors generally put aside worries about credit markets and banked on future corporate and global economic growth.

AFP - Shares of China Shenhua Energy, which raised a record 8.9 billion dollars in the nation's largest initial public offering, jumped 84 percent on their trading debut on the Shanghai bourse Tuesday.

AP - Alcoa Inc. ushered in earnings season by reporting a 3 percent profit rise despite slumping revenue, as the aluminum producer's sale of a stake in a Chinese aluminum company helped lift results.

AP - Japanese stocks jumped Thursday, driven by marine transport shares like Kawasaki Kisen and Moody's Investors Service upgrade on Japan's local debt rating.

AP - Japanese stocks fell Friday after a three-day advance, as investors took profits in real estate and exporter shares.

AP - Inside major Wall Street firms and across their trading floors, concerns about corporate earnings are getting difficult to ignore.

AP - The third-quarter earnings season begins in earnest this week, with investors hoping to learn how bad the damage was from the summer's credit crunch, and how much better the coming quarters are likely to be.

FT.com - Resources stocks drove the FTSE 100 to a fresh seven-year high on Monday.

TechWeb - Consulting, computer infrastructure management, and business process outsourcing now make up more than half of Tata Consulting Services' revenue.

AP - Because of a hiccup in its hardware unit, IBM Corp. stock took a hit even though the technology bellwether reported a 6 percent rise in earnings and exceeded Wall Street forecasts. Investors were also sorting out how much IBM is exposed to woes in the financial industry.

FT.com - London equities moved higher in opening trade on Thursday, helped by buoyant financial stocks and a fresh set of bid talk.

TechWeb - The Web search company's profit topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by accelerating market share gains and tighter cost controls.

AP - Lukewarm third-quarter earnings reports to date imply that corporate America has some thorny problems. For the stock market to get back on track, this week's releases will have to offer Wall Street some more upbeat news.

FT.com - Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region suffered their biggest falls in two months on Monday morning.

AP - Apple Inc.'s financial juggernaut is showing no signs of waning.

Reuters - Futures on benchmark U.S. equity indexes were in the red before Wall Street's opening on Wednesday, with eyes on Merrill Lynch after media reports of bigger write-downs than the brokerage has flagged.

AP - Sony reported Thursday a dramatic improvement in profit for the July-September quarter, at more than 40 times earnings in the same quarter a year ago, as healthy sales of flat-panel TVs and digital cameras offset losses in video games.

AP - Nissan Motor Co. reported Friday a 27 percent decline in profit for the July-September quarter on one-time expenses and higher taxes that eroded overall sales growth and improved earnings in core auto operations.

AP - Wendy's International Inc. said changes at its restaurants are paying off, but that a decision about the possible sale of the nation's third-largest hamburger chain is taking longer than expected.

FT.com - Total earnings of FTSE 100 chief executives have doubled over the last five years to average £3.17m annually, according to Incomes Data Services, the pay and benefits specialists.

AP - Citigroup Inc. has received approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to list its shares on the bourse effective Nov. 5, the U.S. banking giant said Monday.

Reuters - Imperial Tobacco , which is looking to take over rival Altadis , met forecasts with a 12 percent rise in annual earnings on Tuesday, but a delay until January in completing the Altadis deal hit its shares.

AP - Stock futures rose Wednesday as investors awaited the results of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting on interest rates.