Reuters - Stocks were little changed on Wednesday after a rally in financial stocks ran out of steam while technology shares pared early gains.

AP - Oil prices headed back lower Wednesday, failing to sustain a brief push into positive territory, after the government reported gasoline supplies rose far more than expected.

Reuters - The U.S. stock market would fare better in the first year after a victory by Republican presidential candidate John McCain than by his Democratic rival Barack Obama, according to a majority of economists at U.S. banks and research groups polled by Reuters.

AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that agreement on a sweeping housing rescue bill will send a strong message to investors around the world and will be key to helping the nation turn the corner on the housing crisis.

AFP - Factories in the 15 nations sharing the euro saw demand pull back more sharply than expected in May, official EU data showed on Wednesday.

AP - Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.

AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent another day stumping for the U.S. banking system, declaring Tuesday that his top priority was ensuring "stability and confidence in our markets and financial institutions."

AFP - The dollar moved higher against the euro Tuesday on comments from a Federal Reserve official signalling a possible rise in US interest rates and fresh support for the US financial system from the Treasury chief.

Reuters - Young adults are being hit harder by rising U.S. energy and food costs and a weakening economy than older Americans because they are just entering the workforce and are strapped with credit card debt, a report released on Tuesday said.

Reuters - Record gasoline prices are fueling a boom in sales of fuel-efficient scooters across the United States, as commuters ditch their gas-guzzlers and don helmets and goggles to beat high prices at the pump.