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Asia stocks mixed as traders await economic clues
(AP)
 AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors held out for additional clues to the strength of economic recovery.
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S&P 500 hits 17-month high as banks lift Wall Street
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating economy.
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Summary Box: Regulators appeal on swaps
(AP)
AP - WARNING ON DERIVATIVES: The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission is calling anew for Congress to impose new oversight on financial derivatives. Mary Schapiro warns that allowing risky instruments like credit default swaps to continue unfettered could bring further economic damage.
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Summary Box: S&P 500 index closes at 17-month high
(AP)
AP - JUST BY A HAIR: The Standard & Poor's 500 index inched just above its recent peak in January to set a new 17-month high. The achievement is a welcome sign for traders who were concerned the market would stall around the January levels.
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SEC head urges Congress to act on derivatives
(AP)
 AP - The government's top securities regulator called Thursday for Congress to impose new oversight on financial derivatives, warning that allowing risky instruments like credit default swaps to continue unfettered could bring further economic damage.
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SEC head prods Congress on derivatives rules
(Reuters)
Reuters - The top U.S. securities regulator said market watchdogs need to supervise credit default swaps, securities blamed for exacerbating 2008's market meltdown and more recently the Greek debt crisis.
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How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday
(AP)
AP - A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day.
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Stocks climb for 3rd day as financial shares rise
(AP)
 AP - A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day.
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A look at global economic developments
(AP)
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
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Appetite for reform fading: NYSE Euronext CEO
(Reuters)
Reuters - The appetite and sense of urgency for world financial reform have waned as markets have rebounded and the world economy has shown signs of recovering, the head of exchange operator NYSE Euronext said on Thursday.
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FTSE shares end in the red
(AFP)
 AFP - FTSE 100 shares ended in the red on Thursday after the latest batch of mixed economic data and company reports.
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FTSE 100 opens lower
(AFP)
 AFP - Leading shares weakened on Thursday after unconvincing gains overnight on Wall Street as investors mulled the latest economic data and company news.
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European stock markets weaken
(AFP)
 AFP - Europe's main stock markets weakened Thursday after unconvincing gains overnight on Wall Street as investors mulled the latest economic data and company news.
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China inflation spike weakens equities
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A spike in Chinese inflation weakened equity markets on Thursday, as investors pondered the prospects of interest rate hikes in one of the world's main economic drivers.
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A decade later, lessons in the Nasdaq collapse
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon.
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SEC chief economist leaving
(AP)
AP - The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector.
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Kroger, Ruby Tuesday, UAL are big movers
(AP)
AP - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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SEC sues ex-NY loan trader over alleged kickbacks
(Reuters)
Reuters - A former stock loan trader at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp in New York received well over $100,000 of cash kickbacks by steering orders to other brokerage firms, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
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U.S. SEC's chief economist to leave agency March 31
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chief economist, James Overdahl, will be leaving at the end of the month, he said on Tuesday.
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China: US assets should not be 'politicized'
(AP)
 AP - An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt and indicated Beijing has no plans for a big increase in its gold stockpile.
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