AFP - The London stock market slipped sharply on Wednesday with investors hesitant about embracing signs that the economy was improving.

AP - Worse-than-expected data on factory orders and the services industry triggered a sell-off in stocks Wednesday following four days of gains.

Reuters - U.S. stocks fell to session lows on Wednesday, led lower by energy shares such as Exxon Mobil after an unexpected build-up in oil inventories and weaker-than-expected economic data.

Reuters - Stocks rose for a fourth straight day on Tuesday as an upbeat report on home sales bolstered hopes for an economic recovery as well as shares in construction companies.

Reuters - Clinton-era Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt has signed on as an advisor to Goldman Sachs Group Inc , the Wall Street firm said on Tuesday.

AP - Investors slowed their move into the market from a sprint to a walk.

AFP - The London stock market lost ground on Tuesday due to weak corporate figures.

Reuters - European stocks fell on Wednesday and government bonds ticked higher after investors turned cautious after optimism about the global economy pushed world stocks to fresh 7-1/2 highs and sterling to 2009 peaks earlier.

AP - World stock markets were mixed Wednesday as investors vacillated between hopes the worst of the global recession is over and worries the three-month rally will evaporate.

AP - European stock markets recouped earlier modest losses Tuesday as Wall Street was expected to hold Monday's gains at the open amid ongoing optimism about the state of the world economy.