Stocks were stable in early trading as investors awaited reports on construction, manufacturing and auto sales and look ahead to Tuesday's presidential election.

Stocks soared in early trading Tuesday as oil prices plunged on reports that the Gulf Coast and its oil facilities have been spared heavy damage from Hurricane Gustav.

Bank stocks took a pounding in Tel Aviv yesterday as Wall Street investors savaged the shares of the last two standing independent New York brokers, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Israeli bonds also lost ground, which traders blamed in part on a sellof

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fell for a third day, led by EnCana Corp. and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc ., as sliding oil, gold and grain futures fueled speculation that near- record commodity prices won't last.

Stocks soared for the second consecutive day Friday as investors scrambled back into the markets on the faith moves by the government will shore up the financial system..