AFP - US stocks ended in a rally Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rocketing 302 points, as world oil prices dived, soothing fears that fresh inflationary pressures could singe an already ailing economy.

Reuters - GATX Corp is offering more than $3 billion for General Electric Co's rail car leasing business, a source familiar with the discussions said.

Reuters - Crude oil rose over a dollar and topped $116 a barrel on Monday, rebounding from the previous session's $5 decline on concern fighting between Russia and Georgia could disrupt energy exports from the Caspian region.

Reuters - In the month since Apple Inc opened the App Store, an online software clearinghouse, users have downloaded more than 60 million programs for the iPhone, Chief Executive Steve Jobs told The Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Reuters - Shares in Dutch TNT NV rose more than 6 percent on Monday after a source said Europe's No.2 mail and logistics company was in talks with U.S. rival United Parcel Service .

AP - The dollar's rebound and oil's tumble breathed some serious optimism into Wall Street last week. But no one knows for sure yet whether the two trends are truly antidotes for what's been ailing the stock market.

Reuters - Iran and Algeria are expected to discuss the formation of an OPEC-style gas group during a visit by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Algeria said in remarks published on Sunday.

Reuters - Wall Street may extend its push for recovery this week as investors bet that a further drop in oil prices will restrain inflation and boost prospects for profit growth.

Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in an interview aired on Sunday he had no interest in staying in his post beyond January when a new administration takes office.