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More technology advertisers, including Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP) and PolyCom (Nasdaq:PLCM) have withdrawn from the “Rush Limbaugh Show” after the host’s derogatory remarks about a female Georgetown University law student.

HSBC announced on Wednesday an agreement to sell its insurance businesses in emerging markets for $914 million in cash, in a continuing effort to offload non-banking assets.

If Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad upgrade indeed comes with a boost to the long-term evolution (LTE) mode, wireless carriers whose systems are ready for it could benefit.

The top aftermarket NYSE losers Tuesday were: Pandora Media, Aircastle, Office Depot, SWS Group, CVR Partners, Cemex SAB, STMicroelectronics, Cedar Fair, Verifone Systems and Forest Oil Corp.

The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Tuesday were: Apollo Residential Mortgage, Sterlite Industries, First American Corp, Universal American Corp, Hersha Hospitality Trust, Bank of Ireland, iSoftStone Holdings, Seaspan Corp and Tredegar Corp.

Precious metals and the broader market plunged on Tuesday, with gold diving to its lowest point in six weeks, driven down by concerns about the global economy.

Now that IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Watson supercomputer has gone to the doctor, it’s going to Wall Street.

U.S. stocks finished Tuesday with the worst one-day decline so far in 2012 as a sell-off spread from Europe driven by fear of a disorderly default in Greece and a slowdown in global economic growth.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration believes there are 4 billion barrels of proven reserves of oil within U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico and more than 12,000 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced a partnership to invest in mineral and royalty interests in prominent oil and gas basins in the United States.

Switzerland has a message for Americans looking for tax shelter: Go home. The Swiss Parliament's lower house voted to amend a tax treaty with the U.S. Monday to make American taxpayers with Swiss accounts easier to identify.

Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) on Tuesday matched expectations for its fourth-quarter net income, bolstered by an increase in the number of stores.

BP officials announced Tuesday the company has been given approval to explore for oil off the coast of Brazil's equatorial waters.

The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Monday were: Monster Worldwide, Sony Corp, Giant Interactive Group, Heckmann Corp, RPC and NetQin Mobile Inc. The top aftermarket NYSE losers: RAIT Financial Trust, Darling International, Plains All American Pipeline, AllianceBernstein Holding and Equity One.

With recorded music sales continuing to deteriorate, concerts are an increasingly crucial source of revenue for artists, who have long relied on ticket and merchandise sales for a reliable livelihood. But secondary elements of the industry – labels, promoters and secondary sellers, have sought to wrest a higher percentage of the cut. Additional fees have become the norm for online ticketing, but competition for prime shows has accelerated in the digital age.

Shares of Yelp (NYSE: YELP) the San Francisco-based review Web site, plunged nearly 15 percent Monday, the first after their $107 million initial public offering.

U.S. equities sank, mirroring falls across Asia and Europe Monday after China cut its growth target. Worries over whether Greece can entice enough private investors to participate in a bond swap deal also dampened investors' sentiment.

Vladimir Putin declared victory in Sunday's election, but it remains to be seen how much power he'll wield over his country's vast stockpiles of oil and natural gas when he returns to the presidency in May.

Shares of technology companies that advertised on Rush Limbaugh’s talk show until he insulted a Georgetown University law student last week mainly fell on Monday.

Although specifics of Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad 3 introduction will be announced Wednesday, it’s not too early for investors to devise a strategy to benefit.

A significant but largely unnoticed shift is underway in how big U.S. companies account for pensions on their books. The move to mark-to-market accounting could signal that corporate America is betting on rock-bottom interest rates and continued economic recovery through 2012 and into next year.