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Apple’s $1 billion court win against Samsung is translating into a much bigger jump in its market value. Apple shares are up $19, or 2.9 percent, at $682.22 in premarket trading Monday. That boosts Apple Inc.’s market capitalization by $18 billion.

Stocks inched higher after a mixed reading on orders for durable goods, but the Dow remained on track for its first weekly loss in seven.

Stocks closed Friday higher even as a raft of weak data from China signaled a slowing global economy.

Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, deflated by signs that the global economic meltdown is being felt across Asia... China reported sharply lower growth in its exports. The so-called fiscal cliff, when U.S. government spending cuts and higher taxes kick in on Jan. 1, looms larger now that the distraction of earnings season is over.

Stocks edged slightly higher on Thursday, up for a fifth session, on better-than-expected jobless claims and trade data in the United States and hopes of further stimulus action from China's central bank.

Trading losses at Knight Capital Group Inc were about $270 million after taxes from the August 1 software glitch that sent the firm scrambling for a financial lifeline, Chief Executive Tom Joyce told clients in a letter.

Knight Capital Group Inc looked set on Sunday to receive a $400 million capital injection from a group of investors, as it sought a rescue deal to avoid bankruptcy after a crippling $440 million loss, two sources familiar with the situation said.

Stocks are surging on Wall Street, breaking a four-day losing streak, after the government reported a sharp pickup in hiring by U.S. employers in July. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 244 points to 13,123 shortly before noon. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 28 points to 1,393, and the Nasdaq composite added 62 points to 2,972.

Facebook’s stock price reached a new low Thursday as shares of the world's largest social network fell below $20 for the first time, down by nearly half from its $38 initial public offering price.

Trading firm Knight Capital is being forced to raise money after an erroneous trading position wiped out $440 million of the firm's capital, Knight said in a statement on Thursday.