UPDATE - Toronto stocks eke out gain as resources rebound - at Reuters - 28 minutes ago
* TSX up slightly after three days of steep losses * Resource and consumer shares rise late in day * Index ends shortened week down nearly 7 percent

Argentine stocks, bonds, down in global slump - at Reuters - 29 minutes ago
Argentine stocks hovered at their lowest since October 2006 on Friday, and bonds also lost ground, hit by a global sell-off in emerging markets.

UPDATE - Canadian prime minister to call Oct 14 election - at Reuters - 34 minutes ago
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will call a general election on Sunday, with the vote on Oct. 14, to focus on the weak economy and an opposition plan to impose a carbon tax, his office said on Friday.

Emerging Markets-Growth concerns fuel risk aversion - at Reuters - 44 minutes ago
* Weak US jobs data fans global growth fears * Emerging equity markets fall for 6th straight session * Risk aversion briefly rises to 3-year high levels

Mexican peso firms, stocks drop on U.S. job data - at Reuters - 50 minutes ago
Mexico's peso firmed on Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data led investors to see chances of a U.S. interest rate cut later this year, but stocks fell on fears about a slowing U.S. economy.

FOREX-Dollar edges higher, but retreats from 11-month highs - at Reuters - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
* Dollar slips from 11-month high versus euro * U.S. economy loses jobs for eighth straight month * Jobless rate highest since matching 6.1 pct in Sept 2003

IMM speculators trim long U.S. dollar position -CFTC - at Reuters - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago