Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Monday as worry about the health of the U.S. banking sector after Friday's collapse of IndyMac outweighed earlier optimism over the government's plan to stabilize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

AP - Wall Street extended its slump into yet another week Monday as investors worried that even a safety net set up for mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won't head off further troubles in the financial markets.

AP - Asian stock markets fell sharply Tuesday as investor confidence in the U.S. financial system eroded even further despite a government-backed plan to help beleaguered mortgage financiers Fannie May and Freddie Mac.

AFP - European stocks were firmer on Monday but Asian markets fell as investors digested measures to bolster US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac amid a raft of major company takeover news.

AP - World markets were mixed Monday as investors took in news of U.S. government moves to prop up ailing mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Monday as concerns about the credit crisis and financial companies outweighed earlier optimism over the government's proposed rescue plan for mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

AP - Stocks declined Monday as investors worried that even a safety net set up over the weekend for mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac couldn't head off further troubles in the financial markets.

AP - Most Asian markets fell Monday after the U.S. government announced plans to prop up troubled mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

AP - Investors can't seem to catch a break — Wall Street again starts a week with oil prices at their highest levels yet, and banks poised to reveal that they remain on shaky footing.