UNITED STATES

Stocks fell broadly on Monday as ongoing concerns about the speed of a global economic recovery were compounded by data from Japan, which showed that while the world's No.2 economy returned to growth, the recovery may be shaky.

North Korea said on Monday it would reopen its border with the South, ending a self-imposed 9-month blockade on a vital source of cash for its leaders as their ravaged economy is squeezed by tightening U.N. sanctions.

President Barack Obama will seek to shore up U.S. public support for the war in Afghanistan on Monday just days before an Afghan presidential election widely seen as a major test of his revamped strategy.

Oil slipped toward $65 a barrel, its lowest this month, on Monday as investors became more cautious about the pace of global economic recovery and any revival in energy demand.

U.S. videogame equipment and software sales fell 29 percent in July to $848.9 million, research group NPD said on Thursday, as the gaming industry limps through the economic downturn.

China's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, which made big paper losses on stakes in Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, is set to invest up to $2 billion in U.S. mortgages as it eyes a property market recovery, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

TomTom's much anticipated turn by turn app for the iPhone was released on Monday on iTunes for $99. The app uses the iPhone's built-in GPS chip to provide users with real-time navigation directions

Stock index futures pointed to a steep fall at the open on Monday as global equities sold off after data from Japan showed that while the world's No. 2 economy returned to growth, a recovery may be shaky.

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In an ode to Beat author Jack Kerouac, alt-country musician Jay Farrar has teamed with Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard for a collaborative album,

Stock futures slightly trimmed losses but still pointed to a steep drop at the open on Monday after a regional gauge of manufacturing suggested growth was returning to the sector.

Sony Ericsson on Monday entrusted the head of Ericsson's U.S. technology division with the task of leading the struggling cellphone maker back to profit and reversing a sharp decline in market share.

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Capital One Financial Corp's U.S. credit card defaults and delinquencies rose in July, as Americans kept losing jobs and struggled to pay their debts.

Stock index futures slid about 2 percent on Monday as global equities sold off after data from Japan showed that while the world's No. 2 economy has returned to growth, a recovery may be shaky.

Japan's economy returned to growth in the second quarter, pulling out of its longest recession since World War Two, but analysts warned of a rocky road ahead as the nascent recovery was based on short-term stimulus efforts around the world.

China should set firm targets to limit greenhouse gas emissions so they peak around 2030, a study by some of the nation's top climate change policy advisers has proposed ahead of contentious talks on a new global warming pact.

Pakistan has told the United States it hopes to ease power shortages by renting electricity-generating plants over the next three to five years but wants Washington's backing in a longer-term upgrade and diversification of the country's antiquated power sector.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, probing illegal marketing and sales of auction rate securities , is likely to file a lawsuit on Monday against Charles Schwab Corp for civil fraud, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.