Bleak payrolls report mauls Wall St; volume thin (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as a steeper-than-expected...

U.S. job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. employers cut far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26...

J&J buys $1 billion Elan stake, gains Alzheimer's R&D (Reuters)
Reuters - Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $1 billion for an 18.4 percent stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp , and will acquire a major...

Earnings to set tone for stocks in week ahead (Reuters)
Reuters - With Wall Street stuck in a range since May, the start of second-quarter earnings season next week could prove to be a decisive factor for...

Fate of GM in hands of bankruptcy judge (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal bankruptcy judge will decide the immediate fate of General Motors Corp's effort to quickly sell its best assets to a group funded by...

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)
Reuters - More Canadians will be out of work in 2014 than prior to the recession, even if the economy recovers quickly and expands at a healthy clip...

Fannie, Freddie ease terms for mortgage refinance (Reuters)
Reuters - The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded its foreclosure prevention efforts...

AIG to sell consumer finance unit in Colombia (AP)
AP - American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to sell all of its ownership interests in its consumer finance operations in Colombia, the latest in a recent string...

Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules (AP)
AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in...

Earnings to set tone for stocks in week ahead (Reuters)
Reuters - With Wall Street stuck in a range since May, the start of second-quarter earnings season next week could prove...

Jobless data sends stocks reeling; Dow loses 223 (AP)
AP - The stock market found little to celebrate heading into the long holiday weekend. ...

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall (AP)
AP - How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of...

Bleak payrolls report mauls Wall St; volume thin (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as...

How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday (AP)
AP - A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday. ...

TSX slides on weak oil, U.S. jobs data (Reuters)
Reuters - Toronto's main stock index finished lower on Thursday as oil prices slid and a gloomy U.S. jobs report dimmed hopes for a quick economic recovery. ...

FTSE 100 shares fall sharply (AFP)
AFP - Stocks in London ended the session sharply down Thursday on the back of dire unemployment figures...

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)
Reuters - More Canadians will be out of work in 2014 than prior to the recession, even if the economy recovers quickly and expands at a healthy clip for the next five years, a prominent economist forecast on Thursday. ...

World stocks down ahead of key US jobs data (AP)
AP - World stocks mostly fell Thursday as investors braced for a crucial U.S. jobs report that...

SEC lawyer raised alarm about Madoff: report (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back...

SEC accuses former Beazer Homes official of fraud (AP)
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission charges the former chief accounting officer at...

SEC limits broker-dealer votes for directors (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. securities regulators narrowly adopted a rule on Wednesday that would bar broker-dealers from voting...