AFP - Leading shares closed at a day's high Friday as Wall Street recovered from lows and banks rebounded following an upbeat quarterly report from Citigroup which helped to offset losses in the mining sector.

AFP - Asian and European stock markets were subdued on Friday at the end of a highly volatile week for global equities amid stubborn investor jitters over the US banking results season.

Reuters - A judge was right to throw out a jury's securities fraud conviction of a former New York Stock Exchange floor trader because prosecutors did not prove their case, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.

Reuters - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 stock indexes fell on Friday after disappointing results from Google Inc and Microsoft Corp drove a technology sell-off.

AP - Wall Street was mixed Friday as disappointing earnings from technology companies like Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. offset upbeat results from Citigroup Inc.

AP - Wall Street shot higher Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 200 points, bringing their two-day advance to more than 480.

Reuters - Stocks soared on Thursday on a sharp drop in oil and several unexpectedly strong earnings reports, but the rally may not hold into Friday, given disappointing results from Google, Microsoft and Merrill Lynch after the bell.

AFP - The London stock market gained ground in opening deals on Thursday after turbulent trade this week, with a gain of 1.74 percent in early morning deals.

AFP - European stock markets closed sharply higher Thursday in a technical rebound sparked by Wall Street as concerns over the US economy and financial system eased following better-than-expected bank results.

Reuters - Stocks climbed more than 1 percent on Thursday as oil prices dropped sharply for the third day, while banks rallied after stronger-than-expected results from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

AP - Wall Street is surging for the second straight day as tumbling energy prices bolster an already upbeat mood in the market. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 170 points at the 11,409 level, and has been up more than 200 in afternoon trading.