AP - Chanting "Whose street? Our street!" hundreds of people rallied on Wall Street on Friday to protest the billions of dollars in federal bailout money to big business.

Reuters - Stocks should rally further next week, if investors get more signs that the economic slump is abating and earnings season does not get off to a rocky start.

AFP - After putting together a remarkable four-week winning streak, Wall Street faces a new test of its rally in the coming week with the opening of earnings season.

AFP - European stock markets dipped and Asian equities were mixed on Friday as investors tread cautiously before the release of key US jobs data, traders said, following a surge sparked by the G20 summit.

AP - World stock markets lost steam on Friday, as the previous day's rally — helped by world leaders' pledge to help world economies with new funds — gave way to caution ahead of a crucial U.S. jobs report later in the day.

AFP - Stocks in London were in the red on Friday as unemployment soared and the service sector contracted further in the United States in a stark reminder of the dismal state of the world economy.

AP - Stocks crept higher Friday as investors looked past a jump in the unemployment rate jump to 8.5 percent and braced for corporate earnings.

Reuters - The Nasdaq (.IXIC) hit a session high and the Dow industrials returned to positive territory as better-than-expected results from BlackBerry maker Research In Motion

AP - Investors jumped into stocks on Thursday as global efforts to end the financial crisis fed the market's newfound optimism that the economy is on the mend. Stocks rallied broadly in heavy trading, fueled by an accounting rule change that could strengthen banks' balance sheets and commitments from world leaders to boost regulatory oversight of financial institutions.

AP - Fresh signs that factories are coming back to life and a bank CEO's encouraging outlook fueled more hopes Thursday that the economy may soon emerge from the cellar, briefly lifting the Dow Jones industrials over 8,000 for the first time in two months.

AP - Investors dove into stocks Thursday, extending a rally that gave the Dow Jones industrial average its best four weeks since 1933.

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors were poised to book a portion of their recent hefty gains ahead of key U.S. monthly jobs data.

AP - Asian stock markets climbed modestly Friday after the world's major powers pledged more than $1 trillion to combat the global economic crisis and China's hard-hit factories showed signs of new life. European markets opened lower.