Reuters - Asian stocks and commodities began the second half of the year on a sour note on Thursday, with Japanese stocks sliding to a seven-month low after manufacturing data showed China's rapid economic growth was slowing.

AFP - London shares climbed in initial deals on Friday, after sharp falls the previous day, as investors awaited key US jobs data for an update on the health of the world's biggest economy.

AFP - US stock markets, beaten down by negative economic reports, will have a holiday-shortened week to regroup before the company earnings season gets underway.

Reuters - Bearish bets in the equity options market, coupled with an increasingly sour view from a technical perspective, suggest stocks will struggle to break from a vicious two-month downtrend this week.

Reuters - World equities fell for the fourth day running on Monday and the dollar traded close to two-month lows on growing concerns of slowdowns in the United States and China -- the two main pillars of global growth.

Reuters - Asian stocks reversed course and inched up on Tuesday taking heart from gains in the Chinese market led by property and bank stocks, while the Australian dollar dribbled higher after the central bank sounded cautiously optimistic on the economic outlook.

Reuters - Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as investors worried global growth was faltering, while the euro held near a 7-week high as investors pared long positions in the dollar on doubts about the resiliency of the U.S. recovery.

AFP - Leading shares rallied at the start of trading on Thursday, extending a recent strong run, as investors looked ahead to a Bank of England interest rate decision.

Reuters - Stock index futures edged higher on Friday after Wall Street recorded third straight winning sessions and as investors braced for the start of earnings next week.

Reuters - The U.S. stock market landed at a technical crossroads following its best week in a year, yet the potential for positive earnings surprises beginning next week could give an edge to the bulls.

AFP - Dubai's two stock markets on Sunday started to trade on a single platform in a bid to consolidate the markets.

Reuters - Japanese shares rose and the yen largely held its ground in early trade on Monday, with investors seemingly indifferent to a major election loss suffered by Japan's government over the weekend.

Reuters - Chinese stocks fell 2 percent on Tuesday on reports that Beijing will not relax tougher property measures any time soon, weighing on the Australian dollar and curbing early gains in Asian shares.

AFP - Leading shares weakened on Wednesday as traders took profits from recent large gains rooted in investor enthusiasm over the US corporate results season.

AFP - London shares slipped in early morning trade on Thursday following weak economic data from the United States.

Reuters - The dollar hovered near a 2- month low and the Nikkei slumped amid weak Asian stock markets as the outlook for the U.S. economic recovery worsened.

AFP - After a rough start to earnings season, US stocks face a tidal wave of corporate results next week amid growing worries the US economic recovery is slowing.

Reuters - Wall Street was set for a bounce on Monday, following a sharp fall in the previous session, when disappointing revenue from bellwethers reporting results, and downbeat consumer sentiment data, hurt equities.

Reuters - Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq were down 0.2 to 0.3 percent at 900 GMT (5 a.m. EDT), pointing to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday.

AP - World stock markets mostly posted mild gains Wednesday after better-than-expected earnings from Apple boosted technology stocks.

AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday as traders mulled comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that suggested the world's largest economy faces a slow recovery.

AP - Asian shares rose sharply Friday after Europe showed signs of growth and U.S. stocks rallied to a two-week high, lifted by better-than-expected results from industry giants like Caterpillar and Microsoft.

Reuters - Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.T) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T) are likely to have each achieved net profits of over 100 billion yen ($1.14 billion) for the April-June period, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

AFP - London's leading shares rose at the start of trading on Monday, as investors gave their first response to the pre-weekend release of 'stress tests' on the European banking sector.

AP - Asian stock markets were down in light trading Tuesday, with investors refraining from major moves despite positive figures on U.S. new home sales and an upbeat forecast from shipping giant FedEx.

AP - BP says the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department are conducting informal inquiries into securities matters arising from the Gulf oil spill.

AP - Hyundai Motor Co.'s second-quarter net profit soared 71 percent to a record high as both sales revenue and volume rose.

AP - French oil company Total SA said Friday its second-quarter profit jumped 43 percent thanks to rising production and improving refinery activity after a rough 2009, and said it is reviewing drilling and accident policies after the BP spill.