AFP - The leading stock index surged ahead Tuesday, aided by news that Kraft's bid for Cadbury had been accepted, sending the confectioners shares skywards.

AP - European markets closed higher Tuesday as drug stocks led an advance on Wall Street amid speculation that President Barack Obama's health care plan may be derailed if Republicans win a Senate seat in Massachusetts.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bet that a Senate race in Massachusetts could put President Obama's reform plans, especially those on healthcare, in jeopardy.

AFP - Apple shares were trading sharply higher on Wall Street on Tuesday after the company announced it would host an event later this month expected to be the unveiling of a long-awaited tablet computer.

AP - Investors moved back into stocks on hopes that a special election in Massachusetts will take away power from Senate Democrats and make it harder for President Barack Obama to make changes to health care.

AFP - The ring leader of a group of 18 alleged Islamic extremists accused of plotting to bomb Canada's main bourse and other targets was sentenced on Monday to life in prison.

AP - World stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy in one of the nation's largest corporate failures and investors awaited a batch of earnings from major U.S. companies.

AFP - Wall Street's worst performance so far in 2010 weighed on Asia stocks amid fresh fears over the pace of recovery, while Japan Airlines sank to a new low ahead of its expected bankruptcy.

AFP - The leading stock index started the week on a positive note as strong performances in the mining sector helped to boost the market.

AP - European stock markets rose Monday as speculation of a pickup in corporate dealmaking kept investors interested on a day Wall Street was closed for the Martin Luther King public holiday and Greece's budgetary woes continued to weigh on the euro.