03-19-2009 - Stocks Rise; MSCI World Has Longest Streak of Gains Since 2006 By Daniela Silberstein Stocks climbed, sending the MSCI World Index to the longest stretch of gains since 2006, as the Federal Reserve said it will buy $300 billion of government bonds to combat the first global recession since World War II.

03-19-2009 - U.S. Stocks Decline Amid Skepticism About Fed Bond Purchases By Cristina Alesci U.S. stocks retreated, paring a global rally, as financial shares fell for the first time in three days on growing skepticism the Federal Reserve’s plan to buy bonds will revive the economy.

03-18-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; IBM Drops, Sun Micro Rallies By Adam Haigh U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may decline from its highest level in almost a month, as investors awaited details from the Federal Reserve on new measures to revive the economy.

03-18-2009 - U.S. Stocks Gain, 10-Year Treasury Yields Fall Most Since 1962 By Cristina Alesci and Daniel Kruger U.S. stocks and Treasuries surged and the dollar tumbled after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly announced plans to buy $1 trillion of bonds in an effort to lower consumer borrowing costs and end the recession.

03-17-2009 - Europe Stocks Fall for First Time in Six Days; Asia Shares Gain By Adria Cimino European stocks dropped for the first time in six days, led by commodity producers as Alcoa Inc. cut its dividend and Royal Dutch Shell Plc failed to match all of last year’s oil and gas production with new discoveries. U.S. index futures fluctuated, while Asian shares advanced.

03-17-2009 - U.S. Stocks Advance After Unexpected Gain in Housing Starts By Cristina Alesci U.S. stocks advanced, recouping yesterday’s losses, on an unexpected rebound in homebuilding and speculation that the Federal Reserve will outline more plans to bolster the economy tomorrow.

03-16-2009 - U.S. bank stocks rise amid optimism a bottom was hit Bank stocks rose Monday on optimism that efforts to revive economies worldwide will bolster results.

03-13-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Gain; Barclays, Banks Rise By Adam Haigh The MSCI world stock index snapped four weeks of losses to rally the most since November and U.S. futures rose as Bank of America Corp. said it will be profitable this year and Japan and China pledged aid for the economy.

03-12-2009 - Stocks in Europe and Asia Decline; BMW, K+S Shares Lead Drop By Adam Haigh Stocks in Europe and Asia fell for the first time in three days as companies from Bayerische Motoren Werke AG to K+S AG posted disappointing results. U.S. futures pared losses after February retail sales exceeded estimates.

03-12-2009 - U.S. Stocks Gain After GE Says Rating Cut Won’t Hurt Business By Rita Nazareth U.S. stocks advanced for a third day as General Electric Co. said the loss of its top credit rating at Standard & Poor’s won’t hurt business and Bank of America Corp. said it was profitable in January and February.

03-11-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Climb; Rio Tinto Advances By Adam Haigh March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Europe and Asia rose and U.S. futures climbed after this year’s biggest rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as a jump in Chinese factory spending lifted commodities shares and banks advanced.

03-10-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Gain; Citigroup Advances By Sarah Jones Stocks in Europe and Asia advanced and U.S. futures gained, led by financial shares after Citigroup Inc. said the bank is having its best quarter since 2007, when it last posted a profit.

03-10-2009 - US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St jumps as banks boost sentiment U.S. stocks rallied further on Tuesday after Citigroup (C.N) said it was profitable in the first two months of 2009 and a key lawmaker said he expects a rule that makes it harder to bet that a share's price will fall will be reinstated soon.

03-09-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Drop; Lloyds, HSBC Decline By Adam Haigh Stocks in Europe and Asia declined and U.S. index futures retreated after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said the economy has “fallen off a cliff” and the U.K. government took control of Lloyds Banking Group Plc.

03-09-2009 - U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Buffett Offsets Bank of America’s Gain By Rita Nazareth and Lynn Thomasson U.S. stocks fluctuated as Bank of America Corp.’s advance and oil’s rally to a two-month high were offset by Warren Buffett’s warning that the economy “has fallen off a cliff.”

03-06-2009 - U.S. Stock Futures Advance After Report Shows Job Losses Slowed By Cristina Alesci and Lynn Thomasson U.S. stock-index futures advanced as a government report showed the rate of job losses slowed last month, reducing concern that the recession is worsening.

03-06-2009 - U.S. Stocks Gain as Oil Helps Dow Jump 150 Points in 35 Minutes By Cristina Alesci and Rita Nazareth U.S. stocks rose, led by banks and energy shares, as General Electric Co.’s plan to bolster capital and oil’s 5.6 percent surge sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up over 150 points in the final 35 minutes of trading.

03-05-2009 - European Stocks, U.S. Futures Drop; Aviva, Salzgitter, BHP Fall By Sarah Jones European stocks and U.S. futures fell after Aviva Plc, the biggest U.K. insurer, reported a loss, China quelled speculation that the government will add to its stimulus plan and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the global economy is worsening. Shares in Asia advanced.

03-05-2009 - U.S., European Stocks Drop as China Signals No Added Stimulus By Cristina Alesci and Jeff Kearns U.S. and European stocks fell, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the lowest level since 1996, after Moody’s Investors Service said it may cut JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit rating and China quelled speculation the government will add to its stimulus plan.

03-04-2009 - Stocks Rise Around the World; Commodities Gain, Treasuries Fall By Adam Haigh Stocks rose around the world, commodity prices rallied and Treasuries fell on speculation China will broaden efforts to boost growth in the world’s third-largest economy. The Shanghai Composite Index jumped the most in four months.

03-02-2009 - Stocks Decline From Tokyo to London; HSBC, BHP Billiton Retreat By Adam Haigh Stocks in Europe and Asia fell, U.S. futures slumped and Treasuries rose as Warren Buffett said the economy is in a “shambles” and American International Group Inc. announced a $61.7 billion loss.

02-26-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; Citigroup, Wells Fargo Climb By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may reverse yesterday’s loss, after President Barack Obama’s budget proposed as much as $750 billion in new aid for the financial industry.

02-25-2009 - U.S. Stocks Retreat as Insurers Cut Dividends, Home Sales Drop By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stocks fell, erasing about a quarter of yesterday’s rally, as dividend cuts triggered a selloff in insurers and an unexpected drop in home sales spurred concern the credit crisis is deepening.

02-24-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia Decline; MSCI World Falls for 11th Day By Adria Cimino Stocks in Europe and Asia retreated, extending the MSCI World Index worst start to a year, as the deepening recession eroded earnings and pushed German business confidence to a 26-year low. U.S. futures rose after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed at the lowest level since 1997.

02-24-2009 - U.S. Stocks Gain on Cheaper Valuations as Citigroup, Banks Rise By Lynn Thomasson U.S. stocks advanced the most in a month, halting a six-day decline, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s statement that banks need not be nationalized helped lift equities from their lowest valuations in two decades.

02-23-2009 - Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Gain; Xstrata, RBS Rise By Adria Cimino Stocks in Europe and Asia climbed, sending the MSCI World Index higher for the first time in 10 days, and U.S. index futures gained as financial regulators said the major American banks are more than well capitalized.

02-20-2009 - Stocks Drop Around the World; Stoxx 600 Falls to 6-Year Low By Lynn Thomasson Stocks tumbled around the world, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest weekly drop since November, on concern the deepening recession will force banks to seek more government aid. Europe’s Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index slid to a six-year low, and Japan’s Topix Index declined to the worst level since 1984.

02-19-2009 - U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; GM, Alcoa, Whole Foods Gain By Elizabeth Stanton and Daniela Silberstein U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may snap three days of declines, as the gauge traded near the cheapest since 1985.

02-18-2009 - Stocks in line for a rise Investors poised to react to auto aid requests, Obama housing plan and 'oversold' market.

02-18-2009 - Stocks churn on economic woes By Alexandra Twin Major indexes struggle for direction on ongoing economic worries. Obama's housing plan and Fed forecast are in focus.