AFP - London shares closed lower on Tuesday, as uncertainty continues over the US government's debt rescue plan aimed at rescuing battered financial institutions and averting economic meltdown.

Reuters - Stocks fell in choppy trading on Tuesday, led by a drop in shares of General Electric and lingering worries about the financial sector that derailed an advance spearheaded by technology companies.

AP - Financial markets resumed their pullback Tuesday as investors worried that lawmakers were losing the sense of urgency seen last week, when the government proposed a massive bailout for financial institutions as a way to revive ailing credit markets.

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Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors worried a $700 billion bailout for the financial sector may not resuscitate a slumping economy, while a record spike in oil prices renewed concern about consumer spending.

AFP - US shares plunged Monday as doubts emerged about the prospects for a massive 700-billion-dollar government plan to bail out the banking industry.

AFP - Stock markets resumed their slide Monday as doubts mounted about the effectiveness of a much-vaunted rescue package for the financial sector in the US Congress.

AP - Volatility swept the financial markets again Monday as investors grew nervous about an amorphous government plan to buy $700 billion in banks' mortgage debt. Stocks fell sharply, taking the Dow Jones industrials down more than 370 points, while investors sought safety in hard assets such as gold and oil, which at one point shot up more than $25 a barrel.

Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors worried a $700 billion bailout for the financial sector may not resuscitate a slumping economy, while a record spike in oil prices renewed concern about consumer spending.

AFP - European stock markets fell slightly at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.08 percent at 5,232.09 points.

AP - The stock price of a company at the center of China's tainted milk product scandal plunged Tuesday as the government pledged to crack down on an "out of control" milk-gathering system.

Reuters - Shares of Microsoft Corp jumped 5.1 percent to $26.45 in trading before the opening bell on Monday, after the company raised its quarterly dividend and set a $40 billion share repurchase plan.