Reuters - Governments across the world moved on Monday to shore up tottering global banks with multi-billion dollar bailouts and Britain called for a new Bretton Woods agreement to reshape the world financial system.

Reuters - Stock index futures soared on Monday as a push by governments around the world to pump money into the clogged banking system sparked relief among investors and credit markets showed signs of loosening up.

Reuters - World stocks jumped on Monday from last week's five-year low after policymakers around the world took new and drastic steps to rescue banks and prevent the global economy from sinking into recession.

Reuters - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to announce revised terms for its $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley later on Monday, a source familiar with the matter said.

Reuters - Spain's Santander said it was in talks to acquire Sovereign Bancorp Inc on Monday, as the euro zone's largest bank hunted for bargains in a sector that has been hit by the global financial crisis.

AP - Global stock markets rebounded strongly on Monday after last week's historic sell-off as governments from Europe to Australia and the U.S. intensified efforts to ease a financial crisis that threatened to the throw the world into recession.

AP - Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the financial meltdown, shut their wallets tight last month.