July 8 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks fell in Europe and Asia and U.S. index futures dropped as concern deepened financial firms will need more capital and automakers forecast slumping sales.

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks plunged and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index tumbled the most since the 1987 crash after the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion plan to rescue the financial system.

When should you head to the clearance rack of retail stocks? Not yet, says Morgan Stanley retail analyst Gregory Melich. There is probably a series of markdowns yet to come. Hints of the future were plentiful last week. Target stock fell when the company

Shares of Morgan Stanley advanced Monday, in step with a rally in the market's financial sector, despite an analyst's reduction in earnings estimates for the No. 2 U.S. investment bank.

Shares of Comerica Inc. jumped Friday, changing course after six straight sessions of losses, as financial stocks rallied on the prospect of a takeover of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.