Reuters - French biotechnology firm Nicox said on Monday U.S. partner Pfizer had decided not to launch Phase III studies in Asia of an experimental treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Reuters - U.S. auto makers are expected to report big declines in August domestic sales despite stepped-up incentives, the Wall Street Journal said citing a report by J.D. Power & Associates.

Reuters - What should be a holiday lull of a week looks set to be anything but, with Wall Street on high alert for the latest twists and turns in the credit crisis, more volatility in commodity prices and key developments in the race for the White House.

Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's suggestion that financial supervision be revamped to take into account the health of the entire system is a logical response to recent market turmoil, but may be a difficult concept to execute.

Reuters - The Australian government approved on Sunday the purchase of up to 14.99 percent of the shares in Rio Tinto Ltd by China's state-owned Aluminium Corp of China (Chinalco).

Reuters - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Saturday defended central bank responses to the financial turmoil that has roiled global markets for the past year and warned the storm is not over.

Reuters - A towering grizzly bear guards the doorway to the Federal Reserve's annual policy retreat in this Teton Mountain resort, serving a reminder to central bankers of the battle to sooth the credit crunch.

Reuters - The Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates in response to the U.S. financial market crisis of the past year is a bad mistake that will lead to higher inflation, a former Bank of England official said on Saturday.

Reuters - Crude oil prices fell more than 5.4 percent on Friday in the biggest one-day slide since 2004 as dealers turned their focus to rising supply levels and weakening global demand.

Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc struck a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to buy back billions of dollars of auction-rate securities, in a settlement little different from one the bank reached a day earlier with several states.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to score their best daily gain in two weeks as hopes that Lehman Brothers may attract a major investor lifted financial stocks while a plunge in oil prices soothed worries about inflation and consumer spending.

Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday said the stronger dollar and lower oil prices, along with the weak economy, should curb inflation, in a hint that interest rates would stay on hold, though he warned the inflation outlook is "highly uncertain."