Reuters - Stocks were treading water on Monday after a week of gains as investors waited for the start of an earnings season that will show whether profits and outlooks will be strong enough to extend stocks' advance.

AP - Investors made modest moves Monday as they awaited an earnings report from Alcoa Inc. A drop in the dollar lifted some commodity prices.

AP - European stock markets closed flat Monday as early gains petered out once Wall Street failed to push higher ahead of the start of the U.S. fourth quarter earnings reports.

AFP - The Kuwait Stock Exchange building was closed and evacuated on Monday after officials received a bomb threat from an anonymous caller, which turned out to be a hoax, officials said.

AFP - European stock markets rallied Monday, with London hitting the highest level since September 2008 when the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers signalled the start of the economic crisis.

AFP - London's main stock market index on Monday hit its highest level since September 2008, when the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers signalled the start of the global economic crisis.

AFP - London stocks started higher on Monday as investors appeared hopeful about a global economic recovery.

Reuters - Asian stocks hit a 17-month high on Monday as a strong rebound in China's exports raised investor optimism about Asia's economies while the dollar suffered its biggest loss in six weeks after poor U.S. jobs data.

Reuters - U.S. stocks could be in for a bumpy ride this week as three Dow components kick off the quarterly earnings reporting season, with investors clamoring for reassurances on future profits.

AP - The stock market rally is aging, and the surest sign is that investors are migrating to stocks that missed out on 2009's big run.

AFP - Wall Street opened 2010 riding momentum from last year's strong rally even as doubts emerge about the market in view of an uncertain pace of recovery from the brutal recession.

AP - Edward Shook can't resist a bull market.

AP - A disappointing jobs report couldn't stop the stock market from having a strong start to the new year.

AFP - A resurgent mining sector helped push the leading share index into positive territory on Friday as disappointing US employment figures revived investor concerns about the pace of economic recovery.