AFP - European shares steadied at the start of trading on Thursday after the US Senate approved a modified financial rescue package for the stricken US financial sector.

AFP - US lawmakers gathered on Wednesday to vote on a revised 700-billion-dollar Wall Street rescue package as Europe marshalled its forces to deal with its own banking crisis.

AP - Europe's were mixed on Wednesday and most Asian markets bounced back as investors hoped that a US$700 billion bailout for the U.S. financial system would soon win legislative approval.

Reuters - Oil fell on Wednesday as U.S. government data showed supplies rising and global markets awaited a U.S. Senate vote on the financial sector rescue package.

AFP - The Nasdaq stock exchange cancelled late trades in Google from Tuesday after what it described as "erroneous orders" sent the share price of the Internet search giant sharply lower.

AFP - The FTSE 100 finished more than one percent higher on Wednesday, with shares surging in HBOS and Lloyds TSB, as the US Senate prepared to vote on a revised financial rescue package.

Reuters - A senior U.S. lawmaker is accusing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of lax oversight that contributed to current market turmoil.

AP - Financial markets uneasily awaited a Senate vote on the government's proposed financial sector bailout Wednesday, with stock prices showing sharp fluctuations and credit markets still extremely tight. The Dow Jones industrials, down more than 200 points in early trading, recovered to show a slim gain.

AFP - Share prices wilted on Wall Street Wednesday after posting gains in much of Asia and Europe in cautious trade reflecting investor anxiety over the fate of the US finance sector rescue package.

Reuters - Stocks fell in choppy trading on Wednesday as tight credit markets and U.S. jobs weakness kept investors on edge before a Senate vote on a revamped rescue plan for the financial sector.

AP - Alarmed by setbacks, supporters of the imperiled multibillion-dollar economic rescue fought to bring it back to life Tuesday, courting reluctant lawmakers with sweeteners including a plan to reassure Americans their bank deposits are safe.

AFP - A powerful Wall Street rally Tuesday helped lift global markets a day after a near-meltdown as investor hopes grew on the prospects for a new US financial rescue package to ease the crisis.

AFP - A powerful rally Tuesday helped Wall Street recoup some losses from Monday's rout, amid renewed hope for US passage of a financial rescue package.

Reuters - Wall Street roared back on Tuesday, a day after its worst sell-off in 21 years as investors bet Washington would revive a plan to stabilize the U.S. financial sector following its surprising defeat on Monday on Capitol Hill.