AP - Wall Street took a step back from the ledge Tuesday, with the Federal Reserve resisting a cut in interest rates and the stock market staging a small rebound one day after a stomach-churning drop.

AP - World stock markets swooned again Tuesday as global financial crisis make investors worry that asset prices had yet to hit rock bottom.

Reuters - Shares of American International Group fell 48 percent in trading after the bell on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that the U.S. government is considering conservatorship as an option for the insurer.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index rebounded late Tuesday to end down slightly, after sliding to its lowest level in almost two years, as investors fretted over the fate of U.S. insurer American International Group and the price of oil fell to a seven-month low.

AP - Wall Street ended another tumultuous session with a sizable gain Tuesday, partly recovering from its worst sell-off in years after the Federal Reserve said it was keeping interest rates steady. Speculation that troubled insurer American International Group Inc. might come up with a much-needed cash injection made room for many financial stocks to rally.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday, clawing back a day after their biggest drop in seven years on growing optimism that U.S. authorities may finance a rescue of insurer American International Group .

AP - Another day, another bailout. The U.S. government stepped in Tuesday to rescue American International Group Inc., one of the world's largest insurers, with an $85 billion injection of taxpayer money.

Reuters - A U.S. banking group is pressing securities regulators to clamp down on illegal short-selling after weeks of heavy selling pressure on shares of financial companies.

AFP - A rally on Asian stock markets triggered by a massive US rescue plan for insurance giant American International Group (AIG) lost steam Wednesday as worries crept back over the US financial crisis, brokers said.

AFP - The London stock market climbed 0.25 percent in opening trading on Wednesday, after the US Federal Reserve announced a rescue package for American insurance giant AIG.

AFP - The share price of bank HBOS tumbled by 35 percent in early morning trade here on Wednesday, dragging London's FTSE 100 leading shares index back into negative territory.

AP - When controversy looms on Wall Street, chances are that Geoffrey Raymond isn't far behind, magic markers in hand.

AP - Asian stock markets partly recovered Wednesday after the U.S. government announced a $85 billion plan to bail out troubled insurance giant American International Group Inc.

AFP - The US Federal Reserve pumped 85 billion dollars into AIG to stop the US insurance giant joining the Wall Street scrap heap, but stock markets were on edge on persistent fears over financial groups.

AFP - Global equities tumbled for a second day running on Tuesday as anxious investors waited to see if US insurance giant AIG would suffer the same fate as bankrupt US investment bank Lehman Brothers.