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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, weighed by worries over weaker-than-expected import data from China and a cautious mood ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on monetary policy. Full Story »
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Tuesday won a reprieve from a threatened ban on its Messenger texting service as Saudi Arabia said progress was being made on addressing its concerns. Full Story »
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small business owners became more downbeat in July as expectations of weaker economic growth in the second half of the year reinforced a reluctance to hire, according to a survey published on Tuesday. Full Story »
AFP/DDP/File LONDON (AFP) - European stocks rallied on Monday, the eve of a US interest rate call, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve could launch monetary policy action to stimulate the battered economy, dealers said. Full Story »
Market expectations are growing that the Federal Reserve will get back in the game in a big way, but not quite yet. Full Story »
PARIS - GDF Suez SA said Tuesday it is taking control of Britain's International Power, making it the second French utility to run a U.K. competitor and creating the world's largest independent power producer. Full Story »
MADRID - As Spain's highways hum with vacationing motorists, relief from fears of being stopped and fined is coming from an odd quarter: the country's economic and debt woes. Traffic cops angry over a pay cut and other slights are slapping wrists rather than writing tickets. Full Story »
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nelnet Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit rose sixfold on higher revenue from servicing student loans for the government. Full Story »
DDP/AFP/File SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia Tuesday said it would appeal a ruling that overturned a 90-year ban on New Zealand apple imports, insisting it was based on legitimate disease fears. Full Story »
AP HONG KONG - China's biggest appliance retailer is suing its founder and former chairman for damages after he was jailed for economic crimes and maneuvers from prison to exert control over the company. Full Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY - A company that lost an Oklahoma City mall to the federal government in foreclosure said Monday it has hired a management firm to try and prevent the same fate for two other malls. Full Story »
AP NEW ORLEANS - Crews finishing work meant to forever stop oil from leaking from a blown-out undersea well into the Gulf may have one more hurdle to overcome: the weather. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federal prosecutors say tobacco distributors used dummy corporations and false invoices to evade more than $35 million in California excise taxes over the past five years. Full Story »
AP DETROIT - Chrysler is stanching its losses, seeing increased demand for its cars and trucks and preparing for a major product rollout 14 months after emerging from bankruptcy protection. Full Story »
An explosion hit a residential area of Afghanistan's capital Tuesday, the government said. Full Story »
Whatever Mark Hurd did that cost him his job as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest technology company, it wasn't enough to cost him a payday that could top $40 million. Full Story »
NASA scrambled Monday to put together a new plan of attack to get the International Space Station back to full cooling, following this past weekend's unsuccessful repair effort. Full Story »
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