On Wall Street: Bleak reality of US stock markets (FT.com)

GE gets "Wells notice" in SEC accounting probe (Reuters)

Boeing workers prepare to strike as deadline nears (Reuters)

Treasury near GSE bailout plan: report (Reuters)

Executive leaves hedge fund Citadel (Reuters)

Home loan troubles break records again (AP)

Continental introduces $15 fee for 1st checked bag (Reuters)

Home foreclosures reach record high (Reuters)

ECB holds interest rates, slashes growth forecasts (AFP)

Goldman cuts Merrill to sell, sees fresh writedowns (Reuters)

Futures dive on bleak August jobs data (Reuters)

Dell plans to sell computer factories: report (Reuters)

Pimco appoints El-Erian as CEO (Reuters)

August jobless rate at 4-1/2 year high (Reuters)

Wall Street, funds urge SEC to keep ratings in rules (Reuters)

German fertiliser group KS joins blue-chip DAX index (AFP)

Fed's Yellen says U.S. economy faces subpar growth (Reuters)

FBI arrests ex-Credit Suisse broker (Reuters)

Lehman weighs real estate spinoff: report (Reuters)

Kerkorian firm settles GM securities probe with SEC (Reuters)

Many retailers report sluggish August sales (AP)

CFTC probing false oil inventory reports: report (Reuters)

Mervyn's suit blames ex-owners for bankruptcy (Reuters)

FTSE closes sharply lower (AFP)

BP, Russian partners settle TNK dispute (Reuters)

Private sector cuts 33,000 jobs in August: report (Reuters)

Boeing workers vote to strike, delay it until Friday (Reuters)

Jobless claims push futures further down (Reuters)

Wal-Mart August sales above Wall Street view (Reuters)

August retail sales expected to show weakness (Reuters)

Chinese Stocks Are World's Worst In 2008 (Investor's Business Daily)

Ospraie's Anderson forced to shut flagship (Reuters)

Snapshot of early back-to-school sales (AP)

Fed report says economy slows, with some price relief (Reuters)

Global growth concerns rattle Wall St. (Reuters)

GMAC to cut 5,000 jobs at ResCap mortgage unit (Reuters)

GM, Ford, Toyota post U.S. sales decline (Reuters)

Big retailers offering more organic beauty items (AP)

Ex-Credit Suisse brokers indicted over ARS (Reuters)

Nissan U.S. August sales up (Reuters)