AFP - The US Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that they had agreed to deepen ties to better monitor cash-strapped banks which are reeling from a credit crunch.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index shed more than 2 percent on Monday, in a broad and swift decline sparked by resource shares that were hit by a sharp tumble in oil prices.

Reuters - Stocks fell sharply on Monday, as shares of financials fell on concerns they may have to raise more capital and as a retreat in the price of oil from record highs weighed on energy shares.

AP - Stocks turned lower Monday as investors reacted to cautious remarks about the economy by a Federal Reserve official and worried about the financial health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Treasurys rose sharply as investors sought the safety of government debt.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars, becoming the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.

AP - Investors battered by surging energy prices, disappointing economic data and the ongoing credit crisis will have something else to worry about this week — second-quarter corporate results.

Reuters - World stocks edged lower on Friday, getting no relief from a decline in crude prices as concerns of further banking write-downs weighed on financial shares.

Reuters - World stocks slipped back towards this week's five-month low on Friday as steadying oil prices failed to erase concerns about slowing economic growth and rising inflation, and as banking stocks came under renewed pressure.

AP - Japan's key stock index extended its longest slide in more than a half-century, as record oil prices intensified concerns over the impact on corporate earnings and consumer demand.

AP - European markets fell and Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and oil prices that remained near records. Japan posted its 12th straight day of losses.

AFP - European stock exchanges suffered sharp falls Friday on fresh fears for the health of the banking sector sparked by a report from Goldman Sachs.

AP - Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. But stocks still had their third dismal week in a row, with the major indexes again posting losses as worries about rising oil prices and the fallout from the credit crisis dogged the market.