Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months (AP)
AP - The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in...

AstraZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use (AP)
AP - Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure...

Obama's health care summit: Just for show? (AP)
AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the...

Still no word from Toyota on Prius recall (AP)
AP - Toyota is close to recalling as many as 300,000 of its popular Prius hybrids over brake problems, according to Japanese media — a decision that...

Iowa AG files charges over film tax credits (AP)
AP - Two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa Film Office were accused Monday...

Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement (AP)
AP - A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil...

European shares rise as Tokyo hits two-month low (AFP)
AFP - European stocks staged a fragile rebound on Monday after sharp falls last week caused by mounting debt fears in Europe, but Tokyo hit the...

AP analysis: US economic stress hit a peak in Dec. (AP)
AP - Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest point since the recession began in December 2007, according to The Associated...

Trident Microsystems' losses widen on write-off (AP)
AP - Trident Microsystems Inc. said Monday that its...

Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement (AP)
AP - A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities...

How the major stock indexes fared on Monday (AP)
AP - The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in...

Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months (AP)
AP - The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in...

Euro zone debt worries sink Dow below 10,000 (Reuters)
Reuters - The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors...

Lower taxes, charges boost Nasdaq OMX profit (AP)
AP - Eroding market share and weaker trading volumes hurt Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue, but sharply...

CVS Caremark, Motorola, Hasbro are big movers (AP)
AP - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday...

Judge questions SEC $150 million accord with BofA (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge expressed skepticism about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $150-million settlement with Bank of America Corp over...

On the Call: Nasdaq OMX CEO Bob Greifeld (AP)
AP - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., which operates equities and options exchanges in the U.S. and abroad, reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Monday. Revenue declined, however, as trading volumes and pricing dipped. ...

A look at global economic developments (AP)
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ...

FTSE 100 shares end stronger (AFP)
AFP - The London stock market ended in the black on Monday after sharp...

European, US stocks stabilize but debt fear hovers (AP)
AP - Markets in Europe and the U.S. stabilized on Monday as investors weighed their fears of the debt crisis enveloping eurozone countries...

FTSE slightly higher in midday trade (AFP)
AFP - Shares in London on Monday staged a fragile rebound after sharp falls last week caused by mounting debt...