04-28-2009 - Stocks, Commodities Fall on Flu; Banks Decline on Stress Tests By Daniel Hauck Stocks and commodities fell around the world on concern swine flu will damp a global economic recovery and U.S. regulators will make banks raise capital after failing so-called stress tests.

04-27-2009 - Stocks, Grains, Peso Drop on Swine Flu; Treasuries, Yen Gain By Daniel Hauck Stocks declined around the world, while the yen, dollar and Treasuries gained as the swine flu outbreak spread. Mexico’s peso fell and grain prices retreated.

04-24-2009 - European Stocks, U.S. Index Futures Advance; Eni, Ford Climb By Sarah Jones European stocks and U.S. futures rallied after earnings from American Express Co. to Ford Motor Co. and Italy’s Eni SpA beat analysts’ estimates, sending banks, carmakers and energy shares higher.

04-17-2009 - Euro Falls as Trichet Fails to Damp Split Concern; Stocks Rise By Justin Carrigan The euro weakened against the dollar and the yen as European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet failed to eliminate concerns about a split among policy makers. European stocks rose and U.S. futures were little changed after Citigroup Inc. posted a first-quarter profit.

04-17-2009 - U.S. Stocks Advance on BB&T Profit, Consumer Confidence Report By Lynn Thomasson and Jeff Kearns U.S. stocks rose, heading for a sixth week of gains, after BB&T Corp. said housing markets are stabilizing and better-than-expected gauge of confidence drove consumer shares higher.

04-16-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures Advance on JPMorgan, Drop in Jobless Claims By Jeff Kearns U.S. stock-index futures advanced after initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell and JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported better-than-estimated earnings.

04-15-2009 - Stock Bulls Increase as Economy, Bank Profits Spur Confidence By Eric Martin and Alexis Xydias Investors in 10 countries grew less concerned that stocks will keep falling, the first unanimous improvement in Bloomberg’s Professional Global Confidence Survey since it began 17 months ago, after equities posted their steepest increase since April 2003.

04-15-2009 - Most U.S. Stocks Gain, Led by Consumer, Industrial Companies By Jeff Kearns Most U.S. stocks advanced as improved prospects for consumer-staples and industrial shares offset a slump in technology companies triggered by falling profit at Intel Corp.

04-14-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Retreat on Retail Sales, Prices Data By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stock-index futures retreated as an unexpected drop in retail sales and producer prices offset optimism from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke that the economy’s slump may be slowing.

04-13-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall as Chevron Predicts Lower Profit By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may retreat following its best 23-day advance since 1933, after Chevron Corp. predicted lower earnings and Genworth Financial Inc. failed to qualify for government bailout funds.

04-13-2009 - U.S. Stocks Decline as Chevron, Boeing Predict Lower Profit By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lower following its best five-week gain since the Great Depression, as Chevron Corp. and Boeing Co. predicted lower earnings and Genworth Financial Inc. failed to qualify for government bailout funds.

04-10-2009 - Asia Stocks Rise on Falling U.S. Jobless Claims, Auto Upgrades By Patrick Rial and Masaki Kondo Asian stocks rose to a three-month high after a drop in U.S. jobless claims boosted confidence the global recession is easing and brokerages upgraded carmakers.

04-09-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures Gain on Wells Fargo Earnings, Stress Tests By Adria Cimino and Rita Nazareth U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may trim its first weekly drop in a month, on better-than-estimated earnings at Wells Fargo & Co. and speculation banks will pass government stress tests.

04-09-2009 - Global Stocks, Oil Gain as Treasuries, VIX Fall; Banks Advance By Rita Nazareth Global stocks rallied, driving the benchmark index of investor anxiety to a six-month low, as better-than-estimated earnings at Wells Fargo & Co. and speculation American banks will pass government stress tests boosted confidence in the financial system. Oil gained and Treasuries fell.

04-07-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures Fall; Bank of America, Citigroup, Alcoa Drop By Adria Cimino and Rita Nazareth U.S. stock futures dropped as George Soros, the billionaire hedge-fund manager, said the monthlong rally in equities won’t last and investors speculated Alcoa Inc. will kick off the first-quarter earnings season with a loss. The dollar weakened against the yen, oil fell and Treasuries gained.

04-06-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures Retreat on Banking Concern; Sun Tumbles By Rita Nazareth U.S. stock futures fell as analyst Mike Mayo said loan losses will exceed levels in the Great Depression and concern grew that International Business Machines Corp.’s talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. have collapsed.

04-03-2009 - Europe Stocks, U.S. Futures Mixed Before Jobs Data; Pound Gains By Daniel Hauck European stocks and U.S. futures fluctuated as speculation American unemployment will reach the highest level in 25 years damped optimism from the Group of 20 meeting. The pound rose after a measure of U.K. services industries climbed to a six-month high.

04-02-2009 - Stocks, Commodities Gain on Economy; Yen, Treasuries Decline By Daniel Hauck Stocks rallied around the world, oil and metals rose and the yen dropped as Group of 20 leaders met to discuss stimulus plans amid mounting evidence the worst of the global recession may be over.

04-02-2009 - U.S. Stocks Gain, Extend Global Rally; Treasuries, Dollar Fall By Elizabeth Stanton U.S. stocks rallied, extending a global advance, as world leaders agreed on measures to fight the recession and accounting regulators approved a rule change that may boost bank profits. Oil rose the most in three weeks, while the dollar and Treasuries fell.

04-01-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop on Concern Over GM, Job Cuts By Elizabeth Stanton and Daniela Silberstein U.S. stock futures fell as people familiar with the matter said the Obama administration believes bankruptcy is the most likely option for General Motors Corp. and a private report showed employers cut more jobs than economists estimated in March.

03-31-2009 - European Stocks, U.S. Futures Gain; Marks & Spencer Advances By Sarah Jones European stocks rebounded from the biggest drop in four weeks as Marks & Spencer Group Plc posted sales that beat analysts’ estimates and commodity producers climbed. U.S. futures advanced, while shares in Asia retreated.

03-31-2009 - Stocks Gain as Global Equities Complete Best Month Since 2003 By Elizabeth Stanton Stocks in the U.S. and Europe rose, extending the biggest monthly rally for global equities since 2003, on speculation banks have grown more eager to lend and as investors bought March’s best-performers.

03-30-2009 - Stocks Drop, Treasuries Gain as U.S. Warns on Banks, Carmakers By Sarah Jones Stocks slumped, while Treasuries and the dollar gained, as the Obama administration warned that some banks will need more government aid and bankruptcy may be the best option for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.

03-27-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures, European Shares Decline; Air France Falls By Adria Cimino U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may trim its biggest monthly gain since 1974, and shares in Europe dropped as the U.K. economy contracted more than estimated.

03-25-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures Advance as Durable Goods Top Forecasts By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stock-index futures rose after orders for durable goods unexpectedly increased in February, spurring speculation the worst of the recession is over.

03-24-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Retreat; European Shares Fluctuate By Adam Haigh U.S. stock-index futures fell and European shares fluctuated as banks and raw-material producers retreated after the biggest rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in five months. Asian shares advanced.

03-24-2009 - U.S. Stocks Retreat Following Rally; Citigroup, Newmont Drop By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stocks declined as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for stronger regulation of financial companies and lower oil and metal prices dragged down commodity producers.

03-23-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Gain; Deutsche Bank Rises By Adam Haigh Stocks in Europe and Asia climbed and U.S. index futures gained as investors speculated the Obama administration’s plan to rid banks of toxic assets will spur growth and Mark Mobius said a new bull market has begun.

03-23-2009 - Stocks spike on bank plan By Alexandra Twin Wall Street welcomes Obama administration plan to buy up close to $1 trillion in bad bank assets.

03-20-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; Southern Copper Rallies By Elizabeth Stanton and Adria Cimino U.S. stock futures rose and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was poised to extend a weekly gain as an advance in metal producers offset growing concern the Federal Reserve’s plan to buy bonds won’t be enough to halt the recession.