Stocks got a lift from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan today, rising modestly after he said the recent climb in oil prices was already curbing demand for crude. Oil futures dropped sharply on the news.

The assets of music file-sharing service Napster Inc. have gone up for auction with an asking price of $25m (€25.6m).

Napster Inc. filed for bankruptcy today, seeking court protection from creditors as music industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG followed through on a plan to take over what was left of the company.