AP - Stocks fell Tuesday after fresh worries about the stability of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. touched off renewed jitters about the overall financial sector. The Dow Jones industrials fell about 150 points.

Reuters - Stocks extended their sharp losses on Tuesday and the S&P 500 fell more than 2 percent after Standard & Poor's said it may cut credit ratings of Lehman Brothers Holdings.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index dove more than 3 percent on Tuesday afternoon, yanked lower by energy and materials shares as the price of oil tumbled as much as $4.

AFP - Global stocks soared Monday in a massive relief rally after the US government took over ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, easing fears of a global financial meltdown.

Reuters - Stocks rose on Monday as investors bet Washington's bailout of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would stabilize the U.S. housing sector and calm jittery world financial markets.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index closed at its lowest level in more than seven months on Monday after early enthusiasm over the U.S. mortgage bailout plan fizzled as worries over slowing growth weighed on resource and tech shares.

AP - Stocks rallied Monday as investors placed bets that a recovery in the financial and housing sectors is more likely to occur following the U.S. government's move to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrials gained nearly 300 points.

AP - Wall Street finally got what it's been angling for: a bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could aid a recovery of the broken U.S. housing market and arrest a slide in stock and credit markets worldwide.

AFP - The London Stock Exchange said Monday it had been forced to halt trade after experiencing connectivity problems with some clients.

AP - World stock markets soared Monday after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew global investor confidence.

AFP - Shares in London closed sharply higher on Monday, adding nearly four percent despite a technical glitch which prevented trading for most of the business days.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was lower at midday on Monday, retreating from a big early gain as faltering resource and tech shares overshadowed earlier enthusiasm over the mortgage bailout plan in the United States.