Reuters - Freddie Mac won approval from regulators on Friday to sell the stock needed to overcome mounting losses, and the Wall Street Journal said the mortgage finance company may seek $10 billion.

Reuters - Technology stocks fell on Friday and drove the Nasdaq down 1 percent on disappointing earnings from Google and Microsoft, while Citigroup's smaller-than-expected loss pushed up the Dow and helped keep the broader market near the unchanged mark.

AP - Wall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance Friday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings reports. But the major indexes still ended the week with big gains, the result of rising optimism about the troubled financial sector.

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.