WINDSOR LOCKS -- Sen. Chris Dodd expressed hope Monday that the stock market will react favorably this week to the $700 billion rescue package signed into law Friday.

Brazil's government unveiled a flurry of new economic measures on Monday, the latest in a series of steps aimed at insulating the country's financial system from the global credit crisis.

Selloff Circles Globe, As Central Banks Work To Calm Fears EUROPEAN, ASIAN MARKETS PLUNGE, SIGNAL SHARP U.S. LOSSES Global markets slumped in a freefall Monday, despite the concerted efforts of central banks and government agencies to stem a panic about the financial services system, presaging a steep selloff in U.S. equities when trading opens Monday. In London, the FTSE has lost more than 5%, ditto for the CAC, also off greater than 5%, despite a combined effort by the European Central B

Kuwait Stock Exchange bleeds 427,3 points on Monday's end of trading

Stock were in for a bruising on Monday after a deepening financial crisis in Europe heightened worries about a global economic slowdown.