Stocks And Money Information

Investor's Business Daily - Investors reacted to September's stock market conflagration by stampeding out of the door. They pulled a net $63.54 billion out of stock, bond and hybrid funds. In contrast, August's $12.14 billion exit was a calm grade-school fire drill.

AFP - Wall Street shares rallied Friday, extending the gains from a strong week, as investors focused on lower interest rates and improving credit conditions, shaking off weak economic news.

AFP - Wall Street shares bounced higher Friday, prompting solid gains in Europe at the end of a month of wild volatility and huge losses amid fears a deep recession lies ahead.

Reuters - Stocks rose more than 2 percent on Friday as financial shares gained on optimism about further signs of thawing in credit markets, but the Dow remained on track to log its worst month in a decade.

AP - World markets rose Friday amid stock buying from pension funds balancing their portfolios at the month's end and a general sense that share prices may have hit a bottom. Asian shares had earlier closed mostly lower.

AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed higher on Friday.

AFP - World stock markets had mixed fortunes Friday, with fearful investors groping for direction at the end of a mad month of wild volatility and huge losses amid fears a deep recession lies ahead.