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The Knicks are in a position of some flexibility this off-season thanks to restricted free agents and a bumper crop of unattached guards.

African governments -- and international animal-rights organizations -- contend the Chinese luxury consumer's appetite for ivory is driving a new wave of illegal killing of one of their continent's most iconic animals.

And is it really that big of a deal?

The world's economies have fallen to their weakest level since the recession officially ended in 2009. German and U.S. bonds actually charge buyers interest rather than pay buyers interest. The euro zone's survival appears at genuine risk and China's red-hot economy, the second-biggest in the world, is not so red hot any more.

Charlie Sheen admits he was in denial during his public meltdown last year as he tries to mount a comeback, telling Rolling Stone in its latest issue that there was nothing winning about his behavior.

The Lakers might deal Gasol this off-season. If they do, where will he go and what can they expect in return.

Legionnaires' disease has broken out in Scotland, causing one death and leaving at least 40 other people critically ill. Authorities are searching for the source of the disease, as the number of infected citizens in and around Edinburgh continues to rise since the first case was reported Thursday.

Futures on the major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Wednesday ahead of a report on the Federal Reserve's Beige Book and the European Central Bank's (ECB) monthly rate-setting meeting.

Crude oil futures edged higher Wednesday as positive US service sector data and the G7 leaders' pledge to tackle economic problems provided some relief to the markets.

Asian markets rose Wednesday amid positive economic data from the U.S. and the G7 finance ministers' decision to work closer together to tackle the euro zone economic crisis.

Stock markets in China and Hong Kong advanced Wednesday on speculation that the People's Bank of China will cut interest rates soon to help the economy regain its growth momentum.

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose Wednesday amid positive US economic data and the G7 meeting's promise of a closer collaboration to tackle economic problems.

The performance of the non-manufacturing sector against the backdrop of the release of the non-manufacturing (NMI) index.

Shares of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), the No. 7 website, traded near their 52-week high again Tuesday after activist investors Starboard Value won more crucial backing to win seats on the board of directors.

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, kept setting new lows after their May 17 IPO. By Tuesday, they'd shed 32 percent of their value.

Pedro Borbon, a 10-year veteran pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, died of cancer on Monday, June 4, at the age of 65. Borbon played a key role in the Cincinnati bullpen during the 1975-76 seasons, as the Reds took the home the World Series Championship for two consecutive years.

Among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday are: Rimage Corp, Brookfield Asset Management, Zynga, RADVISION, Starbucks, PT Telekomunikasi, Facebook, Deutsche Bank and SAP AG.

In an effort to revive the debt-ridden Air India, the government pumped in Rs. 1,200 crore ($215 million) as equity on Monday, to be put to use in paying employee salaries and vendor dues.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a slightly higher opening Tuesday ahead of the nonmanufacturing composite index report, as well as a teleconference among G7 leaders.

An increasing number of people are trying more ways to sneak money out of countries that are buckling under the weight of the world's almost daily financial crises.