Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Friday after a warning by computer maker Dell that companies worldwide are cutting back on technology spending spooked the tech sector.

AFP - Shareholders in French investment bank Natixis on Friday approved a planned 3.7 billion euros (5.44 billion dollars) capital increase to repair the damage caused by the US subprime home loan crisis.

Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Friday as the price of oil rose and a warning by computer maker Dell that companies worldwide are cutting back on technology spending spooked that sector.

Reuters - General Motors Corp is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.

Reuters - Stocks extended their losses on Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 both shedding 1 percent as oil prices rose and Dell warned that companies worldwide are cutting back on technology spending.

Reuters - General Motors Corp is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.

AP - Stocks declined unevenly Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. A disappointing profit report from computer maker Dell Inc. weighed on technology stocks.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday after the previous session's sharp gains, as the price of oil rose and computer maker Dell posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings.

Reuters - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank at sharpest rate in four years as the lift from government stimulus checks waned, a government report on Friday showed.

AP - Stocks fell in early trading after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed.