Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index kicked off the week by surging higher on Monday, buoyed by firm oil prices and a jump by BCE Inc after Canada's top court backed the buyout of the telecom company.

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Dow and the S&P 500 ended effectively unchanged on Monday in thin trade as renewed concerns about the outlook for financial shares offset gains in energy stocks and news of a $4.4 billion takeover in the agricultural sector.

AP - Stocks stalled Monday, ending mostly lower after rising oil prices and ongoing worries about the financial sector gave investors little reason to buy a day ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting.

Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is planning rules to make it possible for U.S. money-market funds to invest in short-term debt without regards to ratings put on those securities by firms such as Moody's and Standard & Poor's, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.

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.