Reuters - Stocks were treading water on Monday after a week of gains as investors waited for the start of an earnings season that will show whether profits and outlooks will be strong enough to extend stocks' advance.

AP - Investors made modest moves Monday as they awaited an earnings report from Alcoa Inc. A drop in the dollar lifted some commodity prices.

Reuters - U.S. stocks could be in for a bumpy ride this week as three Dow components kick off the quarterly earnings reporting season, with investors clamoring for reassurances on future profits.

Reuters - Asian stocks hit a 17-month high on Monday as a strong rebound in China's exports raised investor optimism about Asia's economies while the dollar suffered its biggest loss in six weeks after poor U.S. jobs data.

AFP - London stocks started higher on Monday as investors appeared hopeful about a global economic recovery.

AFP - London's main stock market index on Monday hit its highest level since September 2008, when the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers signalled the start of a global economic crisis.

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.45 percent at 4.15 a.m. EST.

AP - World stock markets rose Monday as news of a surprisingly strong rebound in China's exports last month offset a dismal U.S. jobs report.

AP - The stock market rally is aging, and the surest sign is that investors are migrating to stocks that missed out on 2009's big run.

AFP - Wall Street opened 2010 riding momentum from last year's strong rally even as doubts emerge about the market in view of an uncertain pace of recovery from the brutal recession.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Friday after trading in the red most of the day as investors concluded weak December jobs data wouldn't interrupt a trend of steady economic recovery.