U.S. stocks rose Monday following word from President Bush, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso over the weekend that they plan to hold a series of summits on the global financial crisis.

By PBS News Hour

President Bush sought to reassure Americans that moves taken by the federal government would be bold enough to ease the financial crisis even as new reports showed further declines in the housing market.

By Admin, PBS News Hour

As the world's industrialized nations continued to roll out more plans to bolster flagging economies, European leaders called for a review of the global financial system.

By Admin, PBS News Hour