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AFP - Wall Street returns from vacation season to enter what is historically the most perilous period of the year amid conflicting signals about the US economic outlook.

Crude drops sharply as damage to oil-and-gas platforms from Hurricane Gustav may be less than feared. Despite a 172-point loss, the Dow finishes August with a small gain but now faces September, typically the year's weakest month. Few tech stocks are unaffected by Dell's big sell-off.

Socially responsible funds have begotten a subset of portfolios based on religious principles. Investors are guided by their beliefs, but how well do those translate into profit?

AFP - London shares finished higher on Friday, with oil stocks making the biggest gains.

AP - Wall Street tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. The Dow Jones industrial average more than 170 points, while a disappointing profit report from computer maker Dell Inc. weighed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index.

AP - Wall Street tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 170 points, while a disappointing profit report from computer maker Dell Inc. weighed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets advanced on Friday after share prices had risen sharply in Tokyo on the back of a strong performance by Wall Street overnight.

Reuters - U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, led lower by tech shares after computer maker Dell warned that companies worldwide are cutting back on technology spending.

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AP - Authorities in the United Kingdom are investigating potential antitrust violations involving an unnamed Procter & Gamble Co. subsidiary, the consumer products company said Thursday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.