<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.3ab8e68eba7d4efabcb7bee0de371b0f.earns_banks_ wachovia_nyml206.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=N9NY_WgP4 _HycKZG9Fye6A--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="People pass a Wachovia branch office on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in New York. Wachovia Corp. reported a surprisingly large second-quarter loss Tuesday, deflating Wall Street's hopes that the nation's big banks are weathering the credit crisis well. The nation's fourth-largest bank by assets said it lost $8.86 billion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Stocks rose more than 1 percent on
Tuesday as oil prices slid over $3 a barrel, taking the edge
off a raft of disappointing earnings from American Express and
others as well as a weak outlook from iPod maker Apple.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Stocks rise as oil's drop trumps earnings
(Reuters)