Upbeat economic data lifted stocks Friday, placating a market pummeled a day earlier by concerns about housing and the financial sector. A better than expected report on home sales helped Wall Street shake off some early uncertainty.

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumer prices rose less than forecast in April, as cheaper cars and hotel rooms offset the biggest jump in food costs in 18 years. U.S. stocks advanced a third day on the report and as Freddie Mac's results bolstered speculat

The trouble at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the U.S. mortgage finance companies, may discourage sovereign wealth funds from buying dollar-denominated assets, but the euro is not likely to be the main beneficiary, according to Reuters.

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Most U.S. stocks climbed for a second day after earnings reports from AT&T Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. eased concern that the yearlong profit slump will worsen.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia continued to be firmer at mid-day today following buying activities on key index-linked plantation stocks like Sime Darby and IOI Corp, dealers said.