AFP - European equities fell Wednesday after sharp overnight US losses as sentiment was also hit by a report that a Royal Bank of Scotland analyst had warned of a global market crash.
Reuters - Thornburg Mortgage Inc , the
jumbo mortgage lender that lost $3.31 billion in the first
quarter, said on Wednesday it has received subpoenas from U.S.
securities regulators and its survival remains in doubt. -- read full article
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index
was lower at midday on Wednesday, as energy and other resource
issues fell while oil prices retreated. -- read full article
Reuters - Stocks dropped sharply on Wednesday,
with the Dow slipping below 12,000 for the first time since
March 18, when the market was reeling from the collapse of Bear
Stearns.
Reuters - Stocks fell on Tuesday after a major
brokerage warned that U.S. banks would have to raise as much as
$65 billion in capital to shore up balance sheets weakened by
the mortgage crisis.
Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index
notched a record high close on Tuesday, racking up its third
session of triple digit gains as resource shares rose despite
some softer commodity prices. -- read full article
AP - Stocks tumbled Tuesday as a troubling reading on wholesale inflation underscored the drag of high energy prices on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points. -- read full article
AP - Stocks tumbled Tuesday as a troubling reading on wholesale inflation underscored the drag of high energy prices on the economy. Investors, also growing anxious again about banks' credit woes, sent the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 100 points.
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 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.
