AP - Wall Street is seeing an economic glass that's half-full — again.

Reuters - World stocks eked out small gains on Thursday as mixed data from China and the United States reminded investors of the fragility of rebounding economies and markets.

AP - Asian stock markets turned in a mixed performance Thursday as investors reacted to news that China's economy, battered by slumping global trade, suffered its slowest quarterly growth in at least a decade.

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Thursday, ahead of results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and data on the labor market and housing.

Reuters - World stocks were steady to weaker on Wednesday, trading off the previous session's 3-month high, while government bonds firmed as news of job cuts at Swiss bank UBS and weak data fanned economic concerns. UBS warned of a first-quarter loss of nearly 2 billion Swiss francs and said it would cut a further 8,700 jobs, weighing on other banking shares.

AFP - Stocks in London slid in opening trade on Wednesday as investors still remained jittery over the global economic slowdown.

AFP - European stocks mostly fell Wednesday after overnight losses on Wall Street and earlier in Tokyo, despite US President Barack Obama pointing to "glimmers of hope" for the world's biggest economy.

AP - World stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after Intel Corp., the world's biggest chipmaker, failed to provide an earnings forecast even though it posted stronger than anticipated first quarter profit.

AFP - Stocks in London fell on Wednesday as news that Swiss bank UBS will post another quarterly loss added to lingering uncertainty over the global economic slowdown.

AP - The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday the agency must do more to tighten oversight of Wall Street's credit-rating industry to help bolster investor confidence.

AP - Investors picked up shares of consumer product makers and industrial companies Wednesday but remained cautious after getting more evidence that the economy is still struggling.

Reuters - Stocks lost ground in a choppy session on Wednesday, weighed by consumer shares after Burger King saw a surprising drop in customer visits and by a lack of clarity in Intel Corp's revenue forecast.