More news from the financial markets
Nations act, markets soar
US stocks rocketed out of the doldrums yesterday, shaking off eight days of losses as officials in the United States and Europe took steps to bolster their banking systems. (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)
Procter & Gamble's global growth
Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Co. , the world's largest consumer products company, is increasingly looking to emerging markets for growth: (AP, 10/13/08)
Summary: Business issues in emerging markets
NEW CUSTOMERS: U.S.-based consumer products companies are increasingly looking overseas to emerging markets for sales growth lacking at home. But developing countries can be volatile places to do business. (AP, 10/13/08)
Selling soup in China, Russia takes culture shift
Campbell Soup Co. found that selling its products to soup lovers in other countries isn't as easy as it seems. (AP, 10/13/08)
Ag futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 25 cents to $5.885 a bushel; December corn added 3.25 cents to $4.115 a bushel; December oats rose 14.5 cents to $2.930 a bushel; November soybeans gained 18 cents to $9.280 a bushel. (AP, 10/13/08)
Vienna Stock Exchange resumes trading
Trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange resumed after its opening was delayed as a precautionary and calming measure in light of international financial turmoil. (AP, 10/10/08)
Thai stocks tumble 10 percent, trading halted
Trading on the Thai stock market was temporarily halted Friday after a 10 percent slide in its index. (AP, 10/10/08)
Asian stocks soar after US rally; Nikkei up 13 pct
Japan's stock market soared in early trading Tuesday, leading a second-day rally in Asian stocks after Wall Street staged a dramatic comeback from its worst week ever. (AP, 10/13/08)
Markets fall; trading suspended on Russia's MICEX
Russian stocks dropped Monday on declining world oil prices and new struggles for control of the world's largest nickel miner, prompting regulators to suspend trading on one of the country's two exchanges. (AP, 10/13/08)
Indonesia shares stable as trading resumes
Indonesian stocks stabilized Monday as trading resumed after a three-day suspension and the government stepped up action to calm investors and prevent a local credit crunch. (AP, 10/13/08)
Manic Monday: Dow roars back from worst week ever
Wall Street stormed back after its worst week ever and staged the biggest single-day stock rally since the Great Depression on Monday, catapulting the Dow Jones industrials to a 936-point gain and finally offering relief from eight consecutive days of stock market carnage. (AP, 10/13/08)
Oil jumps 4 percent, bank plan spurs global rally
Oil prices rose more than 4 percent on Monday as global markets rallied after governments launched bailout schemes to shore up banks. (Reuters, 10/13/08)
Shares jump on Vienna Stock Exchange
Shares rebounded by more than 10 percent on the Vienna Stock Exchange as traders reacted favorably to Europe's new bank protection plan. (AP, 10/13/08)
Nikkei index soars more than 11 percent
Japanese stocks are soaring in early trading following spectacular rallies in markets across the global. (AP, 10/13/08)
Boston Scientific shares jump on end of cofounders' sales
NEW YORK - Boston Scientific Corp.'s shares rose the most in its history in New York trading after the company said its two founders have mostly finished involuntary share sales and a study showed its new heart stent performed as well as a competitor. (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)