AFP - General Motors skidded on the stock market Monday after reports that the government was directing the troubled auto giant to lay the groundwork for a June 1 bankruptcy filing.

AP - Stocks erased big losses to end mostly higher Monday ahead of a flurry of earnings and economic reports that could determine whether the bets investors made in the past month on a stabilizing economy will pay off.

Reuters - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Monday as bets that major banks will post reassuring quarterly results fueled a run-up in financials, offsetting uneasiness about the fate of General Motors .

AFP - US stocks ended mixed Monday in choppy trading after pulling back from sharp losses on profit taking ahead of a plethora of corporate earnings data to be released.

AP - Stocks ended mostly higher Monday ahead of a flurry of earnings reports that could determine whether the economy is really getting better, as investors have been hoping over the past month as they plunged money back into the market.

AP - Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday as investors weighed surprisingly strong earnings from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs against more signs of weakness from the region's economies and companies.

AFP - Shares in Kuwait's Gulf Bank dived more than 50 percent when they resumed trading on Tuesday after a six-month suspension over massive losses from derivative trading.

AFP - Asian markets were broadly up Monday as investor confidence continued to flow following welcome positive news from China and after a massive stimulus plan was unveiled in Taiwan.

AP - Asian markets mostly gained ground Monday as Japan's new $150 billion stimulus plan and upbeat news about Chinese bank lending boosted hopes for recovery in the region's major economies.

AFP - General Motors skidded on the stock market Monday after reports that the government was directing the troubled auto giant to lay the groundwork for a June 1 bankruptcy filing.

AFP - US stocks opened lower Monday on profit taking after five consecutive weeks of gains and ahead of a plethora of corporate earnings data to be released.

Reuters - The Dow and the Nasdaq declined on Monday, weighed by Boeing's disappointing outlook, a pullback in oil prices and worries about General Motors' fate.