AFP - New French energy giant GDF Suez said Monday its first half net profit and sales rose by double digits, allowing it to confirm its forecasts for the year.

Reuters - (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street on Tuesday after being closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday, bolstered by a sharp drop in oil prices, that eased worries over consumer spending and energy costs for companies.

AP - Wall Street headed for a slightly lower open Wednesday as investors' concerns about the health of the economy and financial sector again canceled out the impact of falling commodities prices.

AFP - German fertiliser group K+S will join the DAX 30 index of blue-chip stocks, reflecting its growing business as prices for commodities and foods rise globally.

AFP - Asian stock markets tumbled on Friday after weak US retail and jobs figures revived fears about the health of the world's largest economy, dealers said.

AP - The stock market has lurched back near its July lows — but Wall Street's concerns are a bit different now than they were then.

Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a jump on Wall Street on Monday after the government seized control of major mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

Reuters - Hedge fund TCI wants German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse to sell its cash equities business to the London Stock Exchange, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.

AFP - European stock markets mainly fell at the start of trading on Wednesday as oil prices rebounded back above 100 dollars after OPEC decided to cut its crude production.

AFP - European stock markets fell slightly at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.08 percent at 5,362.10 points.

Reuters - Stocks turned higher on Thursday as battered financial shares trimmed losses as investors bet that authorities might work out a plan to stabilize embattled investment bank Lehman Brothers .

AFP - The ride on Wall Street has gotten bumpier over the past week as economic and credit jitters have intensified, but the stock market has managed to hold fast in the face of turbulence.

AP - The Federal Reserve meets again this week to discuss monetary policy, but Wall Street could shrug off any positive comments from the central bank if the financial sector doesn't bring some good news.

Reuters - U.S. securities regulators plan to take action on abusive short selling of stock before the end of the week, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.

AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday amid growing fears of a global financial crisis as investors reacted to the demise of two of Wall Street's biggest names, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch.

AP - Asian stock markets partly recovered Wednesday after the U.S. government announced a $85 billion plan to bail out troubled insurance giant American International Group Inc.

AP - Asian stocks tumbled Thursday, tracking declines on Wall Street as investors feared more companies could succumb to the global financial crisis that forced the U.S. to bail out troubled insurer American International Group Inc.

AP - Asian stock markets soared Friday as news of a possible U.S. government plan to rescue banks from risky mortgage debt brought hope of a letup in the world's worst financial crisis in decades.

Reuters - The U.S. government curbed short-selling and guaranteed money-market mutual funds on Friday as it worked on a sweeping bailout to mop up hundreds of billions of dollars in toxic mortgage debt, sending global stock markets soaring.

Reuters - Central banks in the United States, Europe and Japan will consider taking foreign-denominated assets as collateral in an effort to provide liquidity for battered financial markets, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday.

AP - Asian markets extended gains Monday after the U.S. government proposed a $700 billion plan to solve the world financial crisis by rescuing banks from billions of dollars in risky mortgage debt.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index tumbled more than 2 percent in choppy action on Monday in a broad retreat on uncertainty over the effectiveness of the proposed $700 billion U.S. financial bailout plan.

AFP - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday, reflecting deep uncertainty after new doubts emerged about the massive US bank bailout -- including reports that key banks were facing a fraud investigation.

AFP - Global stock markets experienced mixed fortunes on Thursday amid uncertainty over an emergency multi-billion-dollar US bailout for the financial sector.

AFP - Asian stock markets fell Friday as political wrangling held up a 700-billion-dollar bailout package for the US financial system despite earlier hopes that a deal was near.

Reuters - The U.S. Congress embarked on a weekend mission to strike a deal on a proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry before stock markets open on Monday in an attempt to end the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Reuters - Stock index futures rose on Sunday as lawmakers in Washington geared up to vote on creating a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt in an effort to alleviate the global financial crisis.

Reuters - The U.S. dollar edged up and gold prices slipped on Monday as Washington lawmakers prepared to vote on a plan to save the financial system from ruin, but Asian stocks fell on persistent questions on its effectiveness.

AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares opened down 0.71 percent at 4,784.53 points on Tuesday after a rout in Asia and on Wall Street overnight.