AP - Investors are holding off making big moves while they wait for the Federal Reserve.

AP - Asian stock markets recovered modestly Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later in the day.

AP - European stocks clawed back some ground Tuesday, with Wall Street also expected higher, after a heavy sell-off on Monday, when the World Bank warned that the global economic downturn would be deeper than previously predicted.

AFP - European stock markets recovered slightly on Tuesday after Asian and US stocks tumbled on fresh fears that a global economic recovery may not come through as quick as hoped, traders said.

AFP - The London stock market closed lower on Tuesday on lingering doubts about prospects for an economic rebound ahead of a meeting in Washington of the US Federal Reserve.

Reuters - Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as a delay in Boeing's first test flight of the 787 Dreamliner was offset by investors' search for bargains following Wall Street's worst day in two months.

AP - A rise in existing home sales couldn't stoke the stock market ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

Reuters - Stocks suffered their worst one-day loss in two months, dropping the S&P 500 back into negative territory for the year on Monday in a broad-based sell-off, as investors reconsidered the health of the economy.

AP - A surprisingly bleak forecast for the world economy pushed stocks to their biggest loss in two months.