Reuters - Stocks fell sharply on Monday, as shares of financials fell on concerns they may have to raise more capital and as a retreat in the price of oil from record highs weighed on energy shares.

Reuters - InBev raised the pressure on reluctant bid target Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc on Monday with a plan to replace the U.S. rival's board of directors that has rejected its $46.3 billion takeover offer.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Monday said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc -- but only if a new Yahoo board is elected, a major boost for investor Carl Icahn's board slate.

AP - Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. But stocks still had their third dismal week in a row, with the major indexes again posting losses as worries about rising oil prices and the fallout from the credit crisis dogged the market.

Reuters - Coca-Cola Co agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that claimed the world's largest soft drink maker artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price, according to court documents.

Reuters - Spats over the last remaining leveraged takeovers forged during the private equity boom have mostly been resolved, but Wall Street banks, buyout firms and the companies they target have been left more than a little bruised.

Reuters - General Motors Corp is planning to cut thousands of white-collar jobs and is considering whether it should sell or stop production of more of its brands, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters - NBC Universal and private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group said on Sunday they agreed to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications.

Reuters - Profit warnings, breaches of key index levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors seeking safety provide the background for markets this week, and many people are wondering how long this will all last.