AP - Wall Street soared for the second straight day Wednesday, rallying in the last hour of trading after a rebound in financial stocks and optimism about private sector jobs.

Reuters - Most Asian stock markets rose on Thursday after a move by central banks to boost liquidity in financial markets offset a $4 rebound in oil prices, while a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs indicator kept the dollar well bid.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose strongly on Wednesday as oil prices cooled further and after an overnight bounce on Wall Street which helped to lift Asian equity prices, traders said.

AFP - Blue chips closed higher as Wall Street remained firmer, with Rexam, Admiral and Aviva all continuing to gain after positive earnings news.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was 200 points higher on Wednesday morning as energy shares rose along with oil prices and heavily-weighted financial-services shares were up on easing concerns about the credit crunch.

AP - Stocks gave up their biggest gains but still mostly advanced Wednesday after an upbeat employment report from payroll company ADP made investors cautiously optimistic about the government's upcoming July employment report. A downturn in some financial stocks and a jump in oil prices shaved the market's gains.

Reuters - Stocks cut gains while the Nasdaq slipped into negative territory on Wednesday as oil prices rose sharply, offsetting positive jobs data and efforts by U.S. officials to boost liquidity in turbulent financial markets.

Reuters - Stocks rebounded on Tuesday, rising more than 2 percent on another sharp slide in oil prices and after Merrill Lynch's latest write-down and share sale hinted at a possible turning point in the credit crisis.

AP - Wall Street shot higher Tuesday, gaining back the previous session's sharp losses and then some, after a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence gave investors some hope for a letup in Americans' financial woes. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 266 points.

AFP - Japan's economy looks set to endure a "modest" slowdown as economic problems hamper the United States and as global stock markets continue to be plagued by turmoil, an IMF report warned Tuesday.

Reuters - U.S. securities regulators have extended through August 12 an emergency rule aimed at curbing abusive short selling in the stocks of 19 major financial firms, including mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae .

AP - Federal regulators on Tuesday extended through mid-August a temporary order banning a certain kind of short-selling of the stocks of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 17 large investment banks.