AFP - London shares closed higher on Friday, after three consecutive days of losses, as banks and commodities gave the FTSE a boost.

AP - Stocks retreated Friday as steep declines by some of Wall Street's marquee firms and other financials outweighed gains in the energy, utilities and materials sectors.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as fears about the survival of investment bank Lehman Brothers and the possibility of more mortgage-related losses at American International Group weighed on financial shares.

Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday as a report that major investment bank Lehman Brothers is shopping itself to possible suitors, including Bank of America, drove a last-minute rebound in financial shares.

Reuters - Securities regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into UAL Corp's stock drop after an outdated story about its bankruptcy was treated as current, breaking news, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

AP - Stocks made a sizable comeback Thursday, as investors snapped up some of the financial sector's stronger players and pumped money into the materials and transportation sectors. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 160 points.

Reuters - Lehman Brothers tumbled on Thursday after several brokers downgraded the shares on the investment bank and forecast further losses due to business uncertainty.

AFP - European stock markets slumped on Thursday in the wake of heavy falls in Asia, pulled down by sharp losses for the banks as the global economic outlook turns darker still, traders said.

AFP - London shares slumped on Thursday in the wake of heavy falls in Asia, pulled down by sharp losses for the banks as the global economic outlook turns darker still.

AP - World stock markets fell sharply Thursday as troubles at U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers fanned fears of more credit-market losses and drove down financial company shares across the region.

AFP - London shares slumped for the third day in a row on Thursday, pulled down by losses for retailers and banks as the global economic outlook turned darker still.