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South African stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday with miners among the worst performers as growth worries in China hit industrial metal prices.

Shares of IBM fell 5 percent in pre-market trading on Tuesday after Big Blue's third-quarter beat failed to stem worries about a slowdown in tech spending.

Volatile markets and souring mortgages slashed earnings by nearly a third at Bank of America's wealth management businesses during the third quarter.

World stocks stumbled from the previous day's 1-1/2 month high on Tuesday and government bonds rose as slower-than-expected Chinese growth and a warning on France's triple-A sovereign credit rating prompted investors to cut risks.

World stocks stumbled from the previous day's 1-1/2 month high on Tuesday and government bonds rose as slower-than-expected Chinese growth data and a warning on France's triple-A sovereign credit rating prompted investors to cut risks.

Germany's defunct ROSAT satellite will fall back to Earth some time this week, but German space officials say the fall site is still a mystery. The satellite is expected to plummet to Earth between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24.

American Airlines and its pilots made significant progress in contract talks that recessed on Monday, but investors were disappointed they did not reach a deal over the weekend and hammered shares of the carrier's parent, AMR Corp .

A German satellite, out of control, is set to plunge back to Earth this week.

Shares were trading down on Thursday after an early rise met with resistance, a day after the BSE Sensex had climbed to its highest close in more than three weeks.

Thanks to a hot summer which devastated the peanut crop, peanut butter prices are set to inevitably skyrocket this fall at supermarkets nationwide, and possibly even double. Looks like November, which is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month according to Chase’s Calendar of Events published by McGraw-Hill, will be pretty costly for consumers.

Asian shares fell on Wednesday on concerns Europe's debt crisis has hurt confidence in the global economy and is weighing on corporate earnings, while the Slovak parliament's rejection of a plan to expand the euro zone rescue fund added to uncertainty.

South Africa's rand fell as much as 2 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, breaching 8.0 in thin volumes that exaggerated its moves, before clawing back ground as some players found themselves oversold on the currency.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Friday as traders pocketed gains after encouraging U.S. economic data and on bets Europe will shore up its banking system.

Google and Samsung were supposed to release the new Nexus Prime at CTIA Fall on Oct. 11. However, the new product will wait for some more time to get unveiled as both the companies postponed the launch event.

Herman Cain may still be a longshot in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but he's coming on strong. Rick Perry seemed to be a lock, but his GOP star is falling fast.

Shares of Apple's suppliers declined on Wednesday, after the company failed to wow fans and investors with its newest iPhone, while rivals HTC and Samsung Electronics rose on expectations they would be better placed to grab market share.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is not concerned by the sharp drop in Bank of America Corp shares in the last couple of days, despite his $5 billion investment in the company last month, he told Reuters on Tuesday.

Canadian auto sales fell in September, extending a volatile year with Chrysler's strong performance the lone bright spot among the top manufacturers.

The Indianapolis Colts suffered their fourth loss in a row and remain winless in the National Football League this season after a 24-17 defeat at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday.

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, a day after equities hit 13-month lows, on increased worries about a major banking crisis in Europe and expectations Greece would default soon.

Asian stocks extended losses on Tuesday from the previous day's steep declines as investors continued to flee from riskier assets on growing doubts over Greece's ability to avoid default, fuelling fears of global financial turmoil and recession.