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LONDON (AFP) – Global stock markets rose and the dollar fell on Monday as investors further digested better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, the Wall Street Journal said on its website.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, the Wall Street Journal said on its website Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Debt levels that ran up ahead of the financial crisis have shown only a modest decline since and are likely to fall sharply in the coming years, a study said.

NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street heads into next week with strong tailwind from recent days’ rally and brighter outlook as traders keenly await President Barack Obama to unveil new plans for boosting the shaky US economy.

CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Europe needs to agree common positions on international issues at the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Brazil’s Petrobras unveiled one of the world’s biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last week of August brought a little more of the same for fund flows: additional cash flew out of equities into emerging markets and bond funds, EPFR Global said on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras on Friday unveiled a huge share offering which could raise 64 billion dollars to help finance new exploration projects in the country.

LONDON (AFP) – European equities surged on Friday and the dollar jumped above 85 yen as financial markets welcomed a better-than-expected payrolls report in the United States.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone retail sales increased for a third successive month in July, offering more signs that consumers are opening their wallets and boosting the chances of the economic recovery continuing.

ALPBACH, Austria (Reuters) – Europe faces modest economic growth but no double dip back into recession, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said on Thursday.

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish budget data for the first eight months of 2010 published on Thursday showed commentary suggesting Ireland was in “fiscal jeopardy” was wrong, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said on Thursday.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The following are comments by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet at a news conference held after the bank’s Governing Council kept interest rates at a record low of 1 percent on Thursday.

LONDON (AFP) – European stock markets slid on Thursday as investors took profits from recent gains amid caution before the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.