AFP - Transatlantic financial market operator NYSE Euronext said Tuesday that it had agreed to buy 25 percent of the Doha stock exchange for 250 million dollars (161 million euros).

AFP - China's securities regulator has said it will do whatever is necessary to ensure the country's stock market stability and healthy development after recent jitters.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets gained on Monday amid rising oil prices and a falling euro, and talk of a possible deal between banks in Britain and Germany.

AFP - US stocks rebounded Monday following heavy losses at the end of last week as investors girded for a interest rate policy meeting of the Federal Reserve amid troubled economic times.

Reuters - Toronto stocks climbed on Monday after the Supreme Court of Canada's decision moved BCE Inc's leveraged buyout closer to completion and buoyant oil prices propped up the resource-heavy market.

AP - After the Federal Reserve's meeting this week, the Fed policymakers are expected to voice a tough stance on inflation. Talk about poor timing.

AFP - Leading shares closed higher on Monday, as the anticipation of a bounce on Wall Street turned the FTSE 100 around, with Shire a top blue chip riser following a Goldman Sachs upgrade.

Reuters - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 edged up on Monday as higher oil prices lifted energy shares, but financial companies' outlook kept investors cautious and overshadowed news of a $4.4 billion takeover in the agricultural sector.

AP - Stocks struggled Monday, making only short-lived advances as investors anxiously watched the direction of oil prices and awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting that starts Tuesday.

AP - After the Federal Reserve's meeting this week, the Fed policymakers are expected to voice a tough stance on inflation. Talk about poor timing.

Reuters - Asian stocks tumbled to multi-month lows on Monday on fears that more bad news could be lurking in the global financial sector, and as oil prices climbed above $136 a barrel on escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Reuters - The Federal Reserve and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are finalizing an agreement to start the process of redrawing how Wall Street is regulated, the Wall Street Journal said on its website on Sunday.

Reuters - Stocks fell sharply on Friday with the Dow closing below 12,000 for the first time since mid-March as rising oil prices and warnings of more mortgage-related write-downs at banks reignited investor fears of worse to come.

AP - After the Federal Reserve's meeting this week, the Fed policymakers are expected to voice a tough stance on inflation. Talk about poor timing.