AP - Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices. All three major indexes suffered losses for the week.

AFP - European stock markets fell sharply on Friday as record high crude prices above 125 dollars per barrel hurt oil-exposed airlines and heightened concerns about inflation and rising costs, dealers said.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as the price of oil set another record and concerns about the financial sector flared up again after American International Group Inc reported a massive loss.

AP - Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices. All three major indexes suffered losses for the week.

Reuters - Stock index futures fell on Friday after the world's largest insurer, American International Group , posted record quarterly losses, and as the oil price hit new heights.

AP - Wall Street headed for a lower open Friday after the world's largest insurer reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter, rekindling investors' anxiety about the strained state of the global financial system.

AFP - Nervous Canadians are sitting on a record 45 billion dollars in cash instead of investing it, fearing volatility in stock markets, a Canadian bank said Wednesday.

Reuters - Stock index futures edged up on Thursday, pointing to a slim recovery on Wall Street from strong losses in the previous session as investors turn their attention to results from American International Group .

AP - Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors waited to see if retailers' April sales figures would provide a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs.