AP - Stocks tumbled Friday on escalating worries about the financial sector and rebounding oil prices. The major indexes fell more than 1 percent, with the Dow Jones industrials dropping more than 200 points.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a drop in oil prices fueled investor optimism about consumer spending, driving shares of transportation and retailers sharply higher.

AP - Stocks ended a back-and-forth session with modest advances Thursday as a sharp drop in oil prices helped counter renewed concerns about the strength of the economy.

AP - Japanese stocks dropped on Thursday as selling spread across the board on renewed concern over the health of the U.S. financial sector.

AFP - European stock markets held steady on Thursday after heavy falls across Asia and on Wall Street that were triggered by fresh jitters about soaring oil prices and the global credit crunch, dealers said.

Reuters - The Nasdaq rose on Thursday as top technology companies and other exporters benefited from tumbling oil prices, seen as easing strains on global economic growth.

AP - Stocks fluctuated Thursday, dipping in and out of positive territory, after Citigroup Inc. warned that a "substantial" amount of write-downs was likely in the bank's second quarter and as oil prices fell sharply on a move by China to raise price caps.

Reuters - The Dow industrials sank to their lowest close in three months on Wednesday after slipping below 12,000 for the first time since mid-March, as worries about a weak economy compounded credit sector concerns and drove shares of banks, autos and transportation companies sharply lower.

AP - Wall Street sank Wednesday for the second straight day on renewed concerns about the financial sector and FedEx Corp.'s warning that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on its profits in the coming year.

AFP - Indian shares closed 1.75 percent lower on Wednesday, as investors locked in gains after US stocks fell on persistent inflation and housing data concerns, dealers said.