AFP - European equity prices shot higher on Tuesday as oil prices retreated, helping to offset market concerns about soaring inflation and sliding investor confidence, traders said.
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index
surged more than 100 points on Tuesday, adding to the previous
session's strong gain as it was again pulled up by fertilizer
and other resource shares. -- read full article
AFP - UK blue chips closed higher on Tuesday, supported by gains from banks and miners and by hopes a spike in UK CPI may be temporary, but the FTSE 100 index ended well off the session peak as Wall Street fell back after poor US PPI data.
Reuters - Stocks fell on Tuesday as Goldman
Sachs warned that banks may need to raise an additional $65
billion, stoking worries about further fallout from the
mortgage crisis.
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index
rose broadly and sharply on Monday in a rally sparked early in
the day by record commodity prices and sustained later by gains
in the financial and tech sectors.
AP - Wall Street started the week with a mixed finish on Monday as investors weighed volatility in oil prices and new hope for the financial sector after Lehman Brothers posted results.
Reuters - U.S. technology stocks rose on Monday
for the third straight session, fueled by optimism about sales
for Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's
new iPhone.
AFP - European equity prices showed mixed fortunes on Monday as the price of oil fell amid talk Saudi Arabia will raise output, and investors learned of record high eurozone inflation, traders said.
Reuters - Loews Corp , the conglomerate
run by the billionaire Tisch family, on Monday said it will
change its New York Stock Exchange trading symbol to "L" from
"LTR," joining a handful of large companies to carry a coveted
single-letter ticker. -- read full article
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index
pushed higher on Monday in a broad rally sparked by strength in
resources amid red-hot commodity prices.
AFP - The FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed lower on Monday with investor confidence knocked by oil prices hitting fresh highs and record-high eurozone inflation.
