* Banks fall after news of an IMF report on toxic assets * Alcoa slides before earnings * RBC upgrades Microsoft, seven others * Dow off 2 pct, S&P 500 off 1.8 pct, Nasdaq off...
* Geithner offers new financial "rules of the road" * Need single super-regulator for financial industry * Sets out reform blueprint ahead of G20 meeting (recasts first paragraph, adds details) WASHINGTON, March 26 - U.S....
* House bill would not cover Merrill bonuses in 2008 * Fears of job flight NEW YORK, March 20 - The rush to recover bonuses paid by companies getting taxpayer money might not only drain...
* Overhanging supply worries add to bond sell-off * Traders brush off dismal data on jobs, services sector * Fed's Beige Book shows economy worsening in early 2009 (Updates prices, changes byline) NEW YORK, March...
* Bargain hunters scour market after big slide * JPMorgan rises after broker view, dividend cut * Home Depot advances after reassuring results * Indexes rise more than 1 percent (Updates to early morning) NEW...
* Bank nationalization fear grips market * Bank of America, Citigroup lead financial sell-off * Dow and S&P 500 down 1 pct; Nasdaq off 0.4 pct (Updates to early morning) NEW YORK, Feb 20 -...
* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, a slight bounce from the three-month closing lows of Tuesday. * At 1002 GMT, futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
* Investors worry stimulus package is no quick fix * Financials, energy shares among top drags * All three major indexes fall more than 3 percent (Updates to late morning) NEW YORK, Feb 17 -...
* Energy, financial shares among top drags * Dow, Nasdaq off more than 3 pct; S&P 500 slides 4.1 pct (Updates to midday, changes byline) NEW YORK, Feb 17 - U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday,...
* Congress, White House near deal on stimulus bill * Financials rise after Tuesday's sell-off * Research In Motion outlook disappoints, shares...