AFP - Stocks in London closed up Thursday, extending gains after the US Federal Reserve said it would spend another trillion dollars to get the US economy back on track.

Reuters - Stocks trimmed earlier losses on Thursday, while the Nasdaq briefly turned positive, helped by a jump in shares of Oracle after the business software maker reported results that beat forecasts.

AP - Stocks turned lower Thursday, taking a pause from a two-week rally, as investors weighed the impact of the Federal Reserve's plans to pump more than $1 trillion into the financial system.

Reuters - Oil fell $1 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed U.S. crude inventories swelled to the highest level in nearly two years and the World Bank cut its 2009 forecast for China's economic growth.

Reuters - Stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve surprised Wall Street when it said it will buy long-term Treasury bonds for the first time in four decades in an effort to revive the recession-hit economy.

AP - The Federal Reserve kept Wall Street's big rally alive — and gave the Treasury market a huge boost as well.

AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserve's massive $1.2 trillion spending plan to revive growth in the world's largest economy. Japanese exporters got whacked as the dollar tumbled against the yen.

AFP - Stocks in London rose in early trading on Thursday after ending down the day before on news unemployment has topped two million for the first time in over a decade.

AP - Most Asian and European markets rose modestly Wednesday after an overnight surge on Wall Street, while Tokyo shares were buoyed by fresh support for the wobbly financial system from the Japanese central bank.

AP - Most stock markets rose modestly Wednesday ahead of an announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is expected to leave interest rates unchanged but also say how far it intends to boost credit markets with cash injections.

AFP - Stocks in London slipped into the red on Wednesday following the announcement that unemployment has topped two million for the first time in over a decade.

Reuters - Oil fell $1 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed U.S. crude inventories swelled to the highest level in nearly two years and the World Bank cut its 2009 forecast for China's economic growth.