April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is persuading investors that the financial markets are working again. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 8.4 percent since the central bank backed the purchase of Bear Stearns Cos.

June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Tangshan , the city flattened in China's 1976 earthquake, may sell shares to help finance a $29 billion industrial park, the centerpiece of the nation's largest land-reclamation project.

Stocks traded mixed Monday after another spike in oil prices and a decline in regional manufacturing activity touched off concerns about the ability of the economy to push ahead.

(RTTNews) - The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a mixed opening on Tuesday. The overhang of the credit market crisis still lingers on and is likely to continue to pressure financial stocks.

Shares in Asian exporters, such as Honda Motor Co Ltd may get a lift from a stronger US dollar, although concerns about mounting credit losses may pressure the financial sector.