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The Republican Presidential nominee put his foot in it after questioning why jet aircraft don’t have windows that can be opened by passengers.

UK-based Diageo Plc confirmed Tuesday that it was in talks to buy a stake in India’s United Spirits. In a joint London Stock Exchange filing, both the companies confirmed that the talks were on but added that there was no certainty about the deal.

Union Drilling Inc, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Diageo Plc, Safeway Inc, Weatherford International Ltd, Caterpillar Inc, Dow Chemical Co and Deutsche Bank AG are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

While corporations like Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) are still sitting on a boatload of cash, they are slowly downsizing their cash holdings.

Apple plans to downgrade its free iCloud storage offered as complementary space to MobileMe customers. In an email sent to iCloud subscribers, Apple has stated that 20GB storage offered to MobileMe customers and who continued to stay with Apple during iCloud transition will cease to enjoy their complementary services Sept.30.

Asian stock markets ended mixed Tuesday as renewed concerns over the global economic growth continued to weigh on sentiment.

European markets were mixed Tuesday as investor confidence was weighed down by concerns that the debt crisis faced by the euro zone is intensifying as optimism about the stimulus measures began to fade.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were Synacor Inc, TFS Financial Corporation, Logitech International S.A., NII Holdings Inc and Aruba Networks Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Forward Air Corporation, Gevo Inc, Career Education Corporation, PennantPark Investment Corporation and Citrix Systems.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Diana Shipping Inc, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp, Leapfrog Enterprises Inc, Primero Mining Corp and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were New Mountain Finance Corp, Radioshack Corp, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc, Chiquita Brands International Inc and Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Asian markets remained in a tight range Tuesday as investors continued to maintain a cautious mode to find where the global economy is heading following the announcement of the stimulus measures announced this month by the policymakers around the world.

Asian shares eased Tuesday after sentiment was weakened by data showing Germany's business confidence dropped in September, and a weak earnings forecast from Caterpillar.

Facebook is making a controversial move to optimize its advertising revenue by stepping further into comprehensive data monitoring.

According to a new study, suicide has risen by 15 percent in the last decade due to the economy.

A peanut butter recall initially confined to Trader Joe’s house brand has expanded to multiple brands from Sunland Inc.

Boeing no longer benefits from research conducted by the the U.S. DOD and NASA.

The 155-year-old media company launched on Monday its newest online title.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (NYSE: RBS), the taxpayer-owned British banking giant, is planning a further 300 job cuts at its investment bank.

Little more than a month after reports surfaced of a potential shutdown of its international studios, Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA) has confirmed that it is closing down operations of its PopCap Dublin studio. The news comes less than a week after EA announced it will create 300 jobs though an expansion in its customer service center in Galway, Ireland.

Third-party iPhone 5 vendors like Radio Shack are receiving fewer iPhone 5s than Apple's own 249 U.S. retail stores.

While the average American is making less and the income gap widens, big banks find themselves in the middle of a fee-for-all.

Maker of electronics components for Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft shuts factory for a day after its workers riot at nearby housing facility.

First Solar Inc, HDFC Bank Ltd, Retalix Ltd, Nokia Corp, Facebook, Inc, Rio Tinto Plc, Seagate Technology Plc and United States Steel Corp. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Monday cut the economic growth forecast for the Asia Pacific countries, including China and India, citing the slowdown in China, euro zone troubles and a slower-than-expected recovery in the U.S.

Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for technology firms including Apple, halted production at a plant in northern China after a fight broke out among workers, BBC has reported.

Asian stocks markets mostly declined Monday as the excitement over the announcement of the QE3 by the U.S. Fed Reserve faded while concerns over the euro zone crisis and growth slowdown in China also weighed.

European markets fell Monday as investor confidence was weighed down by concerns that the debt crisis faced by the euro zone is intensifying amid disagreement between Germany and France.

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, is selling its alternative weeklies to a newly formed company, Voice Media Group, based in Denver and headed up by Scott Tobias.

Most of the Asian markets fell Monday as investor confidence was weighed down by the revival of concerns over the debt crisis affecting the euro zone and the economic slowdown faced by China.

A week-old giant panda cub at the National Zoo died on Sunday.