Reuters - Michael Sroka dreamed up a day-trading website for sports fans while still in high school, and the concept will finally come to fruition with the launch of OneSeason.com.

AP - Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place at least until after Congress enacts a massive financial bailout plan.

AP - Asian markets fell Friday in the wake of another plunge on Wall Street amid doubts that Washington's bank bailout plan — even if it passes — will prevent a recession in the U.S. and a slump around the world.

AFP - A brutal week on Wall Street ended with the approval of a massive US government lifeline for the troubled financial sector, but investors are still searching for a reason to cheer.

AFP - The Tel Aviv stock exchange, one of the few world markets open on Sunday, took a dive despite Washington's approval of a 700 billion dollar bailout aimed at forestalling a global financial meltdown.

AFP - Asian stock markets suffered another mauling in early trade on Monday as doubts grew about whether a Wall Street bailout package will stem the global financial crisis, dealers said.

Reuters - A federal inquiry has concluded that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should consider disciplining its director of enforcement and two supervisors for their role in handling an insider trading investigation, The New York Times said citing an obtained report.

AFP - Japan and Australia pumped 15 billion dollars into money markets Wednesday and Hong Kong slashed interest rates, as governments tried to ease the credit crunch pummelling world stock markets.

AP - Asian markets bounced back Thursday after central banks around the world slashed interest rates to ease the global credit crunch, although fears of further turmoil kept investors jittery.

AP - Just a year ago, investors were swaggering as the stock market surged to an all-time high. Now, almost everyone on Wall Street and Main Street seems to be shuddering amid a frightening reversal of fortune that has erased $8.3 trillion in shareholder wealth in the past 366 days.

AFP - Even the giants of technology did not emerge unscathed from the bloodbath this week on Wall Street.

AFP - Israel's Tel Aviv Stock Exchange delayed its opening by 45 minutes on Sunday after its main index dived more than eight percent in preliminary trading.

AFP - The stock market surged more than five percent in early trading on Monday after leading banks accepted billions of pounds of taxpayers' money to prop up their ailing institutions.

AFP - The London stock market rallied 2.65 percent to 4,369.55 points in initial trading on Tuesday as investors continued to cheer global government action aimed at rescuing banks crippled by the credit crunch.

AFP - US authorities have unveiled plans to inject billions of dollars into banks to ease a global credit crisis, but the move appeared to provide little relief for ailing stock markets.

AP - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said Thursday the U.S. bank bailout is 'insufficient' and is contributing to the renewed plunge in global stock markets.

AFP - London's stock market gained ground in initial deals on Friday as investors were calmed by an overnight rally on Wall Street and earlier in Asia.

AFP - A strong rally that lifted Wall Street from last week's multiyear lows has investors pondering whether the worst is now over for the stock market battered by its worst bear market in decades.

AFP - Most Gulf stock markets were trading in positive territory on Sunday after rebounding from falls at the open.

AFP - London shares rose 0.79 percent to 4,095.17 points at the start of trading on Monday.

AFP - London shares opened with a gain of 1.33 percent on Tuesday when the FTSE 100 index gained 57.17 points to 4,339.84 points.

AP - Asian markets fell Wednesday, with Tokyo's Nikkei index sliding more than 5 percent, as troubling forecasts from major U.S. companies stoked fears of a severe recession in the world's largest economy.

AFP - Stock markets in the oil-rich Gulf plummeted at the opening on Thursday as world bourses tumbled on fears of a global economic recession.

AP - The New York Times Co. reported third-quarter profits on Thursday but still beat Wall Street estimates as the newspaper industry continues to suffer from advertising reductions accelerated by a worsening economy.

AFP - The Saudi stock market, the largest in the Arab world, opened trading on Saturday with a sharp drop of more than nine percent to its lowest point in four years.

Reuters - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) (8306.T) is considering raising up to 1 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) in capital to strengthen its balance sheet, Japan's business daily Nikkei reported on Sunday.

AP - Asian stock markets resumed their downward slide Monday, led by a 12 percent plunge in the Philippines, as government rescue measures failed to ease fears that a global recession would be even worse than expected.

AP - Japan's benchmark stock index has closed 6.41 percent higher after hitting a 26-year-low. The bench Nikkei 225 index soared 459.02 points to 7,621.92, recovering from massive losses on Monday when the index plunged 6.36 percent to its 26-year-low on growing pessimism over corporate earnings and a global recession.

AP - Most Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after a stunning rally on Wall Street as investors awaited possible interest rate cuts from central banks in the U.S. and Japan.

AP - South Korea's benchmark stock index soared more than 11 percent Thursday and the won surged on receding fears of a possible dollar shortage after a currency deal between the U.S. and South Korean central banks.

AP - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed down 5 percent Friday after the central bank's smaller-than-expected cut in its key interest rate.