AP - Wall Street finished mixed in fickle trading Wednesday, with investors unsettled about the economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices.

AFP - German fertiliser group K+S will join the DAX 30 index of blue-chip stocks, reflecting its growing business as prices for commodities and foods rise globally.

AFP - Hong Kong is considering banning fishing trawlers in its waters to save fish stocks, a report said Thursday. The drastic proposal comes as annual catches were estimated to be 30 percent above sustainable levels, the South China Morning Post said, citing a consultation paper from the Food and Health bureau.

AFP - Europe's leading stock exchanges fell on Wednesday after Wall Street had closed lower overnight, dragged down by concern over falling oil prices.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange sold off sharply for a second day in a row on Wednesday, giving up more than 2 percent by late morning in a broad decline led by resource shares, which followed commodities lower.

AFP - London shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns over the state of the UK economy.

Reuters - U.S. stocks fell in skittish trade on Wednesday as signs of increasingly sluggish growth in the world economy left investors worried about the outlook for consumer spending and corporate profits.

AP - Wall Street declined in skittish trading Wednesday, with investors still unsettled about the economy and only somewhat relieved about falling commodities prices.

AP - Federal prosecutors and regulators on Wednesday accused two former Wall Street brokers of defrauding customers by making more than $1 billion in unauthorized purchases of securities tied to subprime mortgages.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was hammered by a selloff in resources on Tuesday, plunging more than 3 percent as commodity prices fell, marking its worst day in more than seven months.

AP - Wall Street succumbed to its ongoing angst Tuesday, giving up a sharp advance and turning moderately lower after falling oil prices failed to calm the market's nervousness about the economy and the financial sector.

Investor's Business Daily - China won the most gold at the Olympics, but the country's stock market is in dead last.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Tuesday, as a steep decline in the price of oil and other commodities hammered energy and materials companies while tech shares fell amid jitters a global economic slowdown would crimp technology spending.

AFP - Europe's leading stock exchanges rallied on Tuesday on tumbling crude oil prices and the prospect of lower interest rates, while British companies also benefited from a weaker pound.