AP - A federal judge ruled Friday that a court-appointed receiver who took over companies run by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford can recover only the interest — not the principal — on investments that federal prosecutors say fed a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

AP - The middle-aged crowd in the packed Guosen Securities office jostle around buzzing printers that spit out receipts for their share buys, hoping to cash in on China's stimulus-fueled stock market boom.

AP - Asian stock markets edged higher in tepid trading Monday after the world's biggest economy shrank less than expected in the second quarter and banks rose on improving earnings.

Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants former Kmart Chief Executive Charles Conaway to pay $22.6 million, alleging he mislead investors before the company filed for bankruptcy in 2002, court documents showed.

AP - Asian markets drifted lower Wednesday, marking time after a string of gains as investors wait for a U.S. employment report to shed light on how quickly the world's biggest economy can recover.

AP - Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 32 percent and the company confirmed its outlook for the rest of the year.

AP - Asian markets fell Friday after Wall Street's overnight decline on concern a U.S. government employment report might show worse-than-forecast July job losses.

Reuters - Wall Street's rally could persist this week as investors' conviction grows that the U.S. economy is on track for a recovery. But retailers' results, CPI and other consumer data could cast a pall if shoppers fail to show signs of life.

AP - Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as better-than-expected news about U.S. job losses and Japan's business spending kindled hopes the world's two largest economies were recovering.

Reuters - Oil was steady below $71 a barrel on Tuesday ahead of U.S. data expected to show a fall in gasoline stocks, with weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data acting as a drag.

AP - Asian markets fell back Wednesday on renewed jitters over the economic outlook after Wall Street overnight suffered its biggest loss in five weeks.

AP - Asian stocks rebounded Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said the world's largest economy appeared to be 'leveling out' from its worst recession in decades.

AP - Most Asian markets extended gains Friday underpinned by rising commodity stocks amid more signs the world economy is emerging from a deep recession.

AFP - Wall Street's spectacular run has hit a speed bump, with investors pausing to digest gains and pondering how far the rally can go in an economy showing signs of recovery along with lingering weakness.

AP - On Wall Street, the average shopper can trump a Federal Reserve policy maker.

Reuters - U.S. stocks fell broadly on Friday, as the major indexes snapped a four-week streak of gains after weak consumer sentiment data fueled concerns about the strength of an economic recovery.

AP - Most Asian stock markets veered lower a second day Tuesday, extending a worldwide sell-off amid continuing fears about the pace of economic recovery.

AP - Most Asian stock markets drifted higher Wednesday, but many investors held back for clues to whether the recent rally would resume or continue to peter out.

AP - Asian stocks rebounded Thursday as China's wobbling market clawed back some of its steep losses and oil prices jumped on signs of improving demand.

AP - Most Asian stock markets sank Friday as mixed economic data from the world's largest economy reinforced fears that investors have overestimated the recovery's strength.

AFP - New US economic data in the coming week will test the resilience of Wall Street as US shares scaled fresh highs for the year on upbeat remarks by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and buoyant housing data.

AP - Investors need to make a decision in the coming days: Should they trust Ben Bernanke's encouraging words about the future, or give in to worries about weak consumer spending?

AP - Asian stock markets jumped Monday as upbeat comments from the Federal Reserve's chairman and signs the U.S. housing industry was healing strengthened confidence in a global recovery.

AP - Asian stocks dropped Monday, with China's main index tumbling more than 3 percent, as investors tread cautiously after a series of gains and looked for more signs of economic recovery.

AP - Asian stocks posted modest gains Wednesday, lifted by rising U.S. consumer confidence and a healing housing market that sent Wall Street higher overnight.

AP - Asian stock markets fell Thursday after China said it will curb overcapacity and excessive investment in industries such as steel and cement, adding to worries about whether a global economic recovery is sustainable.

AP - Asian stocks were modestly higher Friday, but worries about tighter government policies sent China's markets lower for a second day.

AFP - With confidence rising of a recovery from recession, Wall Street faces historically its worst month of the year with memories still fresh from last September's financial market debacle.

AP - While investors go into the new week believing the economy is indeed emerging from recession, they still need to see more solid evidence of a rebound.

AP - Asian markets headed lower Monday, with Chinese shares tumbling over 5 percent and Japanese stocks edging down after the country's opposition party came to power in a landslide victory.