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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A broad U.S. stocks rally sent the Dow industrials to a 13-month high on Monday, after the Group of 20 pledged to keep aid flowing to the world economy, strengthening investors' desire for risk. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Measures that would significantly boost funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as give shareholders a say on executive pay are included in draft financial overhaul legislation in the Senate, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Full Story »

RALEIGH, N.C. - Rebounding stock markets helped boost returns for North Carolina's public employee pension funds during the third quarter. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AFP) - Wall Street stocks vaulted higher Monday as investor sentiment was helped by a Group of 20 decision to maintain stimulus measures to hasten economic recovery from recession. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange: Full Story »

The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Energy and materials stocks led the market. Full Story »

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose to a two-week high on Monday as a reassuring pledge from the Group of 20 to pursue economic stimulus measures until recovery is in place helped boost investor sentiment. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A former lawyer with the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring with a prominent Manhattan lawyer to dupe hedge funds out of tens of millions of dollars. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former enforcement lawyer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pleaded guilty to impersonating two people to help confessed Ponzi scheme operator Marc Dreier defraud hedge funds. Full Story »

LONDON - World stock markets rose sharply Monday but the dollar fell after the Group of 20 rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures as long as economies remained weak. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - The leading share index closed higher here on Monday on prospects for continued stimulus measures to underpin economic recovery in leading world economies. Full Story »

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets rose sharply on Monday as insurers rallied, while investors waited to see whether Kraft Foods would launch a hostile takeover bid for British confectioner Cadbury. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - The leading share index posted modest early gains at the start of trading on Monday. Full Story »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Investors will get some guidance about the economy this week from data issued not by the government, but by big retailers in the form of third-quarter earnings reports. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. Full Story »

BEIJING (AFP) - China's new Nasdaq-style market saw a week of wild yo-yo swings as frenzied investors sent the start-up shares to "ridiculously" high levels, analysts say, warning a correction is on the cards. Full Story »