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The Wall Street Journal off-leads and Bloomberg reports that Ford Motor Co. (F), the most robust of the Big Three, plans to issue 300 million shares of common stock in a public offering that will further distance itself from its crosstown rivals and will take advantage of an 11-week stock rally.

Hopu Investment Management Co., led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s China partner Fang Fenglei, on Tuesday acquired a 5.8 percent stake in China construction Bank Corp for about $7.3 billion from struggling Bank of America Corp, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.

Stock futures pointed to a higher open on Tuesday after positive comments on the economy and banks from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and news Bank of America sold its stake in a Chinese bank to help shore up its balance sheet.

Stock futures pointed to a flat to higher open on Tuesday as investors weighed Bank of America Corp's sale of a stake in a Chinese bank and Ford Motor Co signaled it would take advantage of a recent rally by selling stock to raise cash.

U.S. index stock futures pointed to a nearly flat open on Tuesday, as investors eyed Bank of America's sale of a stake in a Chinese bank and Ford signaled it would take advantage of a recent rally by selling stock to raise cash.

Bank of America sold $7.3 billion worth of shares in China Construction Bank on Tuesday, according to a source, just days after a U.S. government stress test found the struggling U.S. bank needed to find $34 billion worth of capital.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday after the previous session's bout of profit taking.

Bank of America sold about $7.3 billion worth of shares in China Construction Bank , according to media reports, as the struggling U.S. bank seeks to raise money in the financial crisis.

Bank of America sold about $7.3 billion worth of shares in China Construction Bank , Bloomberg reported citing two people familiar with the transaction, as the struggling U.S. bank seeks to raise money amid the financial crisis.

The Dow and the S&P 500 fell on Monday due to profit taking after a two-month run-up, while news of several share offerings weighed on banks as investors worried about their dilutive impact on current shareholders.

U.S. bank regulators breathed a huge sigh of relief in early April when improving financial markets looked set to push the nation's 19 largest banks through the gauntlet of tough stress tests in reasonably good shape.

Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo sold more than $15 billion of shares and bonds, as the two companies rushed to the head of the line of banks looking to raise funds following government stress tests.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, and the Nasdaq capped its longest stretch of weekly gains in a decade as stress test results and reassuring jobs data fueled hopes the worst is over for banks and the economy.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, and the Nasdaq capped its longest stretch of weekly gains in a decade as stress test results and reassuring jobs data fueled hopes the worst is over for banks and the economy.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as results of bank stress tests fueled hopes that the worst is over for the financial sector, and news of fewer-than-expected April job cuts suggested the economic slump is moderating.

Stocks rose on Friday after the government's bank stress tests fueled hopes that the worst is over for the financial sector, while news of fewer-than-expected April job cuts suggested the economic slump was easing.

The CEO of Bank of America Corp., Kenneth Lewis said on Friday the bank is able to raise the required capital to meet the requirements of the stress tests and that he plans to stay with the bank until the needs are met.

Stocks rose on Friday after the government's stress test results on big banks increased optimism about financial stocks, and data showed employers cut fewer-than-expected jobs in April.

GMAC LLC, the auto and mortgage lender, will likely be forced to seek more taxpayer help in its effort to raise $11.5 billion of new capital following the government

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Friday after the government's stress tests results on big banks lifted optimism on financial stocks, and data showed employers cut a smaller-than-expected amount of jobs in April.

Three big U.S. banks raced to sell stock after the U.S. government said top financial firms have a $75 billion hole in their capital, while first-quarter results from two European banks showed bad debts are soaring.

Stock index futures were poised for a higher open on Friday after the government's stress tests results on big banks lifted optimism on financial stocks and data showed employers cut a smaller-than-expected amount of jobs in April.

U.S. shares are set to rise on Friday, after stress tests for U.S. banks sparked optimism about the sector's future, and ahead of April's non-farm payroll data.

First-quarter results from two more European banks showed bad debts soaring in the face of tough economies, as U.S. rivals prepared to raise $75 billion to provide a cushion for the deepest recession in decades.

U.S. regulators told top banks on Thursday to raise $74.6 billion to build a capital cushion officials hope will restore faith in financial firms and set a course out of the deepest recession in decades.

Bank of America Corp , ordered by the government to find $33.9 billion of capital, said on Thursday it planned to sell assets and issue more common stock to cover the shortfall.

Wall Street stocks slid on Thursday as investors took profits from the technology sector's recent surge, while analyst downgrades hurt telecoms and a tepid response to a government bond auction raised fears about public finances.

Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said that the results of stress test results today - showing 10 banks need $75 billion in additional capital - should give comfort to investors and the public about the ability of banks to weather an even more adverse economic situation than the nation is facing.

The much anticipated stress test results were finally released on Thursday by the Federal Reserve reflecting that 10 of the nation's 19 largest banks need a total of about $75 billion in new capital.