 AP - Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday with investors worried about the economic fallout if Detroit's Big Three automakers are unable to persuade lawmakers to give them a $25 billion bailout.
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AP - Hong Kong shares edged lower in lethargic trade Wednesday as investors sold banks and developers.
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AP - Chinese shares shrugged off losses elsewhere in Asia to rise Wednesday on a rally in refiners and renewed enthusiasm about a government stimulus package.
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 AP - European stock markets headed lower Wednesday following losses in Asia, with worries about a global downturn weighing on banking and commodity stocks.
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 Reuters - Stock futures pointed to a lower Wall Street open on Wednesday, signaling a reversal of Tuesday's gains. Dow Jones futures were down 1.4 percent, S&P 500 futures were down 1.5 percent and Nasdaq futures were down 2.2 percent at 4:30 a.m. EST.
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 AFP - The FTSE 100 index of leading shares eased 0.12 percent to 4,203.71 points when trading began on Wednesday.
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 AFP - Asian stock markets stumbled Wednesday as fears grew for the future of the "Big Three" US carmakers -- a key pillar of the world's largest economy -- which are pleading for a government bailout.
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AP - Japanese stocks fell Wednesday as grim earnings from the country's biggest bank and doubts about the fate of a U.S. government lifeline for ailing automakers underlined a gloomy outlook for world growth and corporate earnings.
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 Reuters - World stocks and oil fell on Wednesday while government bonds and the yen gained as U.S. automakers begged for a bailout from Washington, adding to evidence that the credit crisis is crippling the real economy.
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Reuters - Just four days after releasing a formal "roadmap" proposal to move U.S. companies to international accounting rules, U.S. regulators are facing a slew of complaints about the millions of dollars it would cost companies to make the switch.
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 Reuters - Billionaire basketball team owner Mark Cuban responded to U.S. insider trading charges on Tuesday, saying on his website that he had not agreed to keep information about a proposed stock sale confidential.
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AP - Federal regulators on Tuesday accused four people of inflating the value of Bank of Montreal's trading portfolio to falsely enhance its financial results. One of the four pleaded guilty to related criminal charges and agreed to a civil settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 AFP - The leading share index bounced back on Tuesday as it mirrored strong gains on Wall Street to help it recover from early lows.
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AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed higher Tuesday.
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AP - Brazil's stocks are off in early trading, with the Ibovespa stock index falling 2.2 percent to 34,936.
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 AFP - Mark Cuban, the controversial owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, denied insider trading charges that were filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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AP - Philippine shares tumbled for a second straight session Tuesday as investors took their cue from losses in the U.S. and Asian markets.
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 AP - Federal regulators on Monday charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses.
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 AFP - Global stock markets slumped Monday as the bad news on the financial crisis got worse, with Japan, the world's second largest economy, in recession and US banking giant Citigroup cutting 50,000 jobs.
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 AFP - London shares were in the red on Monday, led by retail stocks as recession fears stalked investors.
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