Reuters - Oil prices rose 4 percent on Tuesday, tracking a bounce on Wall Street, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was committed to protecting the troubled banking sector.

AFP - Wall Street shares roared higher Tuesday a day after key indexes fell to 12-year lows, as investors shrugged off economic gloom ahead of a key speech from President Barack Obama.

Reuters - Stocks rose more than 3 percent on Tuesday to snap back from 12-year lows, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a big dose of relief when he signaled that nationalization of big banks was not at hand.

AP - Stocks rose Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave Wall Street reassurance that the recession could end this year, and that the government does not plan on nationalizing banks. The market was also hopeful ahead of a Tuesday night speech by President Barack Obama.

AP - U.S. futures pointed lower after President Barack Obama's address to Congress Tuesday evening, as investors didn't get the specifics they hoped for on the government's plan to rescue troubled banks.

AP - Asian stocks rose Wednesday, taking their cue from Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the government had no plans to nationalize hard-hit banks and the recession might end this year.

AP - The U.S. government on Tuesday sought to quell concerns that the administration is moving toward nationalization of the country's ailing financial system, but said it would provide additional support to banks that do not have an adequate buffer to survive in an even worse economy.

AFP - Wall Street indexes plunged to their lowest close in nearly 12 years on investor disappointment with the latest plan from Washington to prop up the ailing US banking system.

AFP - Global stock markets were reeling on Tuesday, extending heavy losses as the latest US bank rescue plan offered little comfort the underlying problems driving the global downturn will be quickly resolved.

AP - World stock markets traded lower Tuesday on mounting concerns about the U.S. banking system and renewed fears about the capital position of leading financial firms in Europe and Asia.

AFP - The leading share index slipped into the red on Tuesday amid fears for the world economy.

Reuters - Stocks rose on Tuesday, gaining more than 2 percent a day after hitting 12-year lows, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that nationalization of major banks was not at hand.