A slightly better-than-expected jobs report and positive news out of Greece will likely give stocks a lift Friday.
Tokyo Stock Exchange, operator of Japan's largest share-trading platform, will merge with the Osaka Securities Exchange, its domestic rival, creating Japan's largest exchange group and bolstering the TSE's position as the third largest in the world by market capitalisation of company listings.
World markets attempted to come back Tuesday, a day after Wall Street's worst session in more than 2-1/2 years.
U.S. stocks were headed for a strong open Monday, after President Obama and congressional leaders struck a deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending.
Losses in the financial sector weighed on the stock market Monday, as investors remain nervous about the country's economic outlook.
U.S. stocks were poised to open slightly higher Friday, as commodities continue to gain ground.
Stocks posted gains Friday to finish their best month this year, as investors got a confidence boost from strong earnings out of Caterpillar.
Treasury prices ended a choppy week little changed after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke assured fixed income investors that interest rates wouldn't rise any time soon.
Investors plowed a record amount of cash into funds that invest in Japanese equities this week, taking full advantage of a sharp drop in the Nikkei following the disaster in Japan.
Stocks in disaster-stricken Japan capped a turbulent week with solid gains Friday after finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations announced a coordinated intervention in the currency market to prevent the yen from rising further.
Stocks in Japan finished lower Thursday amid fears of a nuclear crisis following the nation's catastrophic natural disaster.
Japan's Nikkei stock index surged Wednesday after two days of heavy selling following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese stocks rebounded Wednesday, with the leading stock index recovering nearly 6% from a two-day plunge stemming from the crisis created by the March 11 earthquake.
Panic overtook investors in Japan on Tuesday, with stocks plunging more than 10%, as the nation's nuclear crisis deepened in the aftermath of last week's earthquake.
Quake destruction, including fears of a nuclear meltdown, has hit Japanese stocks hard. CNN's Andrew Stevens reports.
Japanese stocks were hammered Monday, with the leading Japanese stock index finishing more than 6% lower in investor reaction to last week's massive earthquake.
U.S. stocks ended Thursday's trading session slightly in the red, as trading volume remains light during the last week of the year.
U.S. stocks were poised for a flat open Thursday, as investors digest a report on unemployment claims that showed a rosier picture than anticipated. Investors are still awaiting economic reports on manufacturing and the housing market.
U.S. stocks were set to open higher Monday as investors digest reports on income and spending and await the week's big events - the midterm election, the Federal Reserve meeting and the October jobs data.
World markets rallied Monday, with Asian stocks logging their fourth straight session of gains.
World markets slumped Tuesday, with the Nikkei ending at a 16-month low, as the yen remained strong despite efforts by the Bank of Japan to keep a lid on the Japanese currency's rise.
U.S. stocks were set to open higher Monday, as investors weighed another deal involving insurer AIG.
U.S. stocks were expected to open higher Monday, the start of a week that will see the first of the fourth-quarter corporate results reports.
Stocks are slated to slide at Wednesday's open, after the momentum of a six-session streak of gains came to an end.
Stocks were poised to extend the previous session rally Friday, as investors were encouraged by a healthy reading from the retail sector and strong performances in overseas markets.
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