U.S. stocks tumbled Wednesday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index into its first bear market since 2002, on growing concern the biggest mortgage finance companies may not weather the housing slump. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led financial shares to

Sluggish retail sales, an unexpected jump in jobless claims and a warning of a "financial tsunami" sent stocks plunging 3 percent Thursday as fears of an economic slowdown intensified.

April 25 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for a third day after earnings from Ericsson AB and Volvo AB exceeded analysts' estimates and banks rallied on speculation the worst of the credit crisis is over.

HONG KONG - Asian stocks tumbled Tuesday as concerns about the global credit squeeze and surging inflation flared again, with the G8 industrial powers warning soaring food and fuel prices threaten world growth.

April 21 (Bloomberg) -- A stock market fire sale at the cheapest prices in 13 years is burning investors as companies turn away from the highest credit costs in more than a decade.