AP - Asian stock markets advanced Monday as an expansion in Chinese manufacturing added to hopes the global economy is slowly clawing its way out of recession.

AP - Most Asian stock markets gained modestly Tuesday after more encouraging signs that the global recession is starting to let up.

AP - Asian stocks rose modestly Wednesday as investors vacillated between hopes the worst of the global recession is over and worries the three-month market rally will evaporate.

AP - Asian stock markets fell Thursday after weaker-than-expected economic figures in the world's largest economy led investors to take profits from a recent advance.

AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors tread cautiously ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that could bring more signs of recovery — or weakness — in the world's largest economy.

AP - Three months can feel like a long time on Wall Street.

AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Monday as investors weighed the possibility of a weak economic recovery after U.S. job losses eased but unemployment reached its highest in more than 25 years.

AP - Asian stock markets dropped Tuesday amid worries about the staying power of a three-month rally.

AP - Asian stock markets recovered Wednesday as oil prices touched a new high for 2009 near $71 a barrel and fears of inflation eased in China.

AP - Asian stock markets advanced Thursday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei index rising above 10,000 for the first time in eight months amid cautious optimism that the region is slowly moving toward recovery.

AP - Asian stock markets advanced Friday as improving economic data from the China and U.S. supported views that the worst of the global recession is passing.

Bloomberg - June 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, sold more than $115,000 worth of stocks and mutual-fund shares as U.S. stock markets plummeted last September, using much of the money to invest in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

AP - The summer slowdown is setting in on Wall Street.

AP - Asian stocks edged lower Monday as investors assessed whether recent signs of improvement in the recession-hit global economy justify the enormous rally in markets since March.

AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, with Hong Kong's benchmark down more than 3 percent, after weak U.S. manufacturing figures knocked confidence in a quick recovery from global recession.

AP - Most Asian stock markets extended their losses Wednesday as the global rally continued to lose steam amid concerns about the pace of any economic recovery.

AP - Asian stocks suffered their fourth straight day of losses Thursday amid a growing belief the markets were due for a reality check after the recent surge.

AP - Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday as a string of upbeat U.S. economic reports reinforced hopes of a recovery in the world's largest economy and helped arrest the region's four-day slide.

AFP - China has been driving up commodities prices by stockpiling to prepare for global recovery, but with inventories overflowing and no end to the crisis in sight, analysts say the rally may soon end.

AP - Americans may have poured money back into stocks this year, but market watchers worry that they aren't spending enough on other things — like clothes, cars and computers.

AP - Asian stock markets rose for a second session Monday, with Hong Kong's benchmark spiking more than 2 percent, amid optimism about China after the Chinese premier said the economy was improving.

AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, knocked by heavy losses on Wall Street after the World Bank warned of a sharper contraction in the world economy.

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

AP - Asian stock markets advanced Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said the world's largest economy is shrinking at a slower pace and scotched fears of an inflation threat, underpinning investor hopes for recovery.

AP - Asian stocks gained Friday, following an overnight recovery on Wall Street after strong profits at a handful of U.S companies buttressed optimism about the world's largest economy.

AP - Markets have replaced big gains with little change.

AP - Most Asian markets drifted lower Monday as cautious investors awaited key U.S. and Japanese data later this week for clues on the global economic outlook.

AP - The Securities Exchange Commission is seeking to permanently freeze the assets of a California financier accused of bilking investors until his fraud trial is over.