Reuters - Dubai's debt restructuring proposal will determine the fate of UAE equity markets as the ailing emirate seeks support from Abu Dhabi, with markets poised to rally if the deal includes guarantees, analysts said.
Reuters - Washington's bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying.
AP - END OF THE LINE, FOR NOW: The market stopped its steady climb as investors again started doubting Greece's ability to pay its debts. The concern in the market is that the country's problems will spill over to others and hurt the global recovery.
AP - Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery.
AP - Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 37 points after advancing for eight straight days. Broader indexes also fell. Major indexes posted gains for the week.
Reuters - The Dow industrials snapped an eight-session winning streak on Friday, as renewed worries about Greece sparked a climb in the dollar and weighed on U.S. stocks.
AP - The IPO market is set for its busiest week in more than two years as a steadier stock market and the success of one deal is encouraging more companies to sell shares to the public.
AFP - FTSE 100 shares were upbeat at the end of trade on Friday boosted by state-rescued bank Lloyds' forecast of a return to profit in 2010 after two years of losses.
AP - Britain's benchmark stock index bucked the trend and rose modestly Friday after the part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group PLC issued a buoyant business update.
AFP - Europe's main stock markets advanced on Friday, with London boosted by British state-rescued bank Lloyds' forecast of a return to profit in 2010 after two years of losses.
AFP - Leading shares rose in early deals on Friday, boosted by state-rescued bank Lloyds' forecast of a return to profit in 2010 after two years of losses.
Reuters - The son of prominent investor Mario Gabelli has won the dismissal of large parts of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit alleging securities fraud related to market timing.
AP - American Dairy Inc., which produces and distributes infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice and walnut products in China, said Thursday that Chairman Leng You-Bin bought approximately $1 million of its common stock.
Reuters - World stocks slipped back from recent closing highs on Thursday and the euro fell half a percent against the dollar on worries about Greece not receiving European Union aid.
AP - The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed Wednesday that the agency is investigating several companies' actions in the run-up to the financial crisis of 2008.
AFP - Blockbuster shares plunged nearly 30 percent on Wednesday after the heavily indebted movie rental chain said it may be forced to declare bankruptcy.