EQUITIES

Insurance risk assessment specialist Verisk Analytics Inc on Monday set the terms of its initial public offering, saying it expects the offering to yield $1.7 billion in what could become the largest U.S. IPO in a year and a half.

The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 index fell on Monday as a drop in oil and other commodity prices hurt energy and materials stocks.

The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 index fell on Monday as a decline in oil and other commodity prices hurt energy and materials stocks.

The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Monday as a stronger U.S. dollar hurt energy and materials stocks, but the Nasdaq gained on strength in biotech share.

U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a resurgent U.S. dollar took a toll on commodity prices and investors paused to gauge if the outlook for corporate profits justified the market's recent run to 11-month highs.

An investment arm of Goldman Sachs is in talks with Chinese car maker Geely Automotive, which has been linked with both Volvo and Opel, to buy about $250 million of the company's convertible bonds and warrants, two sources said.

U.S. stocks extended losses on Monday, sending the S&P 500 index down 1 percent, after a weaker-than-expected reading in a forward-looking measure of the U.S. economy.

U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a resurgent U.S. dollar took a toll on commodity prices and investors paused to gauge if the outlook for corporate profits justified the market's recent run to 11-month highs.

U.S. stocks headed for a lower open on Monday as a resurgent U.S. dollar took a toll on global commodity prices, with futures suggesting Wall Street would open down nearly 1 percent.

S&P 500 stock index futures sank further on Monday and global equity markets declined as investors reassessed stock valuations following a six-month run-up.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as a resurgent U.S. dollar sparked a pullback in global commodity prices and investors sought more definitive signs to justify the market's six-month run-up.

U.S. stock index futures briefly cut losses on Monday after computer maker Dell Inc announced a $3.9 billion proposed takeover of Perot Systems .

China has quietly eased restrictions on its citizens traveling from Guangdong province to Macau, sending casino stocks soaring on Monday as industry executives bet on record October earnings in the world's hottest gambling market.

World stocks retreated further from last week's 11-month high on Monday as lower commodity prices and caution ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and G20 summit prompted investors to trim risky trades.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.7 percent at 4:18 a.m. EDT.

Asian stocks eased on Monday, pulling further away from 13-month highs hit last week, as investors worried prices may have raced too far ahead of economic fundamentals, with shares in China feeling supply pressures ahead of a string of IPOs.

U.S. stocks could extend their rally and the Dow industrials may climb above 10,000 this week, should the Fed's policy-makers and economic data support the view the economy is recovering from recession.

Global stocks faltered and oil prices fell below $72 a barrel on Friday as waning risk appetite lifted the U.S. dollar against most major currencies.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as a brokerage upgrade of Procter & Gamble lifted shares of consumer staples companies, putting the market on track for a second week of gains.

U.S. stocks clung to slim gains in a choppy session on Friday as a stronger dollar and quarterly options expiration unsettled investors before the weekend.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc's obesity drug disappointed investors in a second big clinical trial, sending shares plunging 33 percent on Friday from their highs on Thursday night.

U.S. stocks were poised for a flat to higher open on Friday as investors sought to determine whether a pullback is on the horizon after a 6-month rally and braced for options expiration.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday as investors sought to determine whether a pullback is on the horizon after a 6-month rally and braced for options expiration.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 3:37 a.m. EDT.

U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday after a three-day runup on concern recent gains were overextended despite the latest round of solid economic data.

Standard & Poor's may downgrade around $578 billion of collateralized debt obligations backed by corporate debt as a result of changes the rating agency is making to the way it rates the deals, S&P said on Thursday.

U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday after a three-day runup on concern recent gains were overextended despite the latest round of solid economic data.

Discover Financial Services posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as bad loans grew less than feared and the sixth-largest U.S. credit card issuer trimmed costs.

U.S. stocks declined on Thursday, weighed down by materials and financial shares as investors paused following a three-day run-up.