European, US stock markets gain as traders focus on upbeat earnings after Morgan Stanley upset

LONDON — European and U.S. stock markets rose Wednesday after investors put aside worries about investment bank Morgan Stanley’s wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter and responded to better earnings news from companies including Boeing Co. and Yahoo Inc.

European, US stock markets slide as Morgan Stanley results fall short of expectations

LONDON — European and U.S. stock markets dropped Wednesday after investment bank Morgan Stanley reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter and reduced its dividend.

European markets higher as banks buoyed by US Treasury comments; investors await UK budget

LONDON — European markets were cautiously higher Wednesday, as overnight comments from the U.S. Treasury chief pushed up banking stocks and investors digested the British government’s new budget.

Asia stocks mostly higher after Geithner says banks have enough capital, but fears remain

HONG KONG — Asian stock markets stabilized Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury secretary said most of the country’s hard-hit banks have enough capital to weather the global financial crisis.

Asian stock markets tumble as worries about banking industry flare; HK off 3.7 pct

HONG KONG — Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong down 2-3 percent, after news of mounting bad loans at Bank of America rekindled worries about the financial system and halted Wall Street’s six-week rally. European markets traded higher.

Most Asian markets inch higher as investors await earnings; China shares gain on Wen comments

HONG KONG — Asian stocks edged higher Monday as the Chinese premier’s positive assessment of the world’s third-largest economy helped soothe nerves ahead of key earnings reports from leading U.S. companies. European markets opened lower.