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Ubisoft’s next installment in its historical-themed stealth adventure game, “Assassin’s Creed 3,” is set for a release date at the end of this October. However, it seems that fans working at Game Stop may have gotten a sneak peak at what’s to come after the game’s launch.

Greece is not likely to be able to pay its debts, meaning the twice bailed-out member of the euro zone will have to restructure about $240 billion of sovereign debt, European Union officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

Traders piled into a frothy rally in the natural gas markets Tuesday, sending the price of the energy commodity to 2012 highs and seemingly hoping to turn a quick profit with a highly volatile trade before the market's momentum shifts.

Alexander Teves was a 24-year-old University of Arizona graduate student who risked his own life to save that of another. According to his girlfriend Amanda Lindgren, Teves was shot and killed while shielding her from bullets when a gunman fired during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in an Aurora, Colo.

Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX), the world's largest coffee chain, is expected to report higher second-quarter profit as growth in its ground coffee division offsets the cost of buying a bakery company.

Under Armour (NYSE: UA) shares jumped more than 12 percent on Tuesday trading after reporting better than expected second quarter earnings.

On Monday, Apple released its newest commercial for the iPhone 4S -- the first smartphone to feature Apple's AI assistant -- with Martin Scorcese as the company's latest spokesman. If Apple plans to do more commericals with these Hollywood types, we've got a few great ideas on who should be picked next, and why.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), the biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, plans to cut about 1,300 jobs, or 2 percent of its workforce, as part of its ongoing efforts to restructure the company.

As non-Persians, they have long faced discrimination, particularly with respect to employment, housing, and civil rights.

Sony Computer Entertainment will not be announcing it's latest and most-likely final iteration of the Playstation 3 console next month at the Gamescom trade show in Germany, several sources confirm. But while the pricing for the PS3-4000 are still heavily rumored, some details on the new models have been confirmed.

Arlene Holmes and the rest of the family of suspected gunman James Holmes have said they will support the Colorado shooting suspect, who allegedly killed 12 people and wounded 58 others. While Holmes's family members did not express the statement in person, when asked if they stand by the 24-year-old, lawyer and family spokeswoman Lisa Damiani said at a press conference today, Yes they do. He's their son.

Social games developer and creators of CastleVille Zynga is preparing to report second-quarter earnings, even though the company has seen massive dips in its user-base.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), the maker of Lay's potato chips, Quaker oatmeal and its namesake Pepsi-Cola, is projected to report lower second-quarter profit as the food and beverage giant struggles to offset rising ingredient costs and marketing expenses with price increases.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, is expected to report strong second-quarter profit as resurgent sales of construction machinery in the U.S. and ongoing global demand for mining equipment offset weakening sales in Europe, China and Brazil. The impact of acquisitions will also play a part.

Apple may be releasing a 13-inch version of its Retina Display Macbook Pro in September and could be accompanied by an iMac refresh as well, according to Apple Insider.

Liverpool, only about 130 miles from Dublin across the Irish Sea, has long attracted immigrants from Eire.

Baidu.com, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, NXP Semiconductors, Telecom Italia, Elan Corp, Infosys Ltd, Banco Santander and Barclays Plc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

Polish migrants in Northern Ireland principally work in blue-collar jobs (cleaners, construction site workers, warehouses, etc.), or they work in hospitality services

The U.S. housing recovery is here, with an uptick in prices, government support and a decrease in unsold off-market homes, known as shadow inventory, according to analysts from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets.

U.S. stock index futures point to a flat opening Tuesday as investor sentiment continue to be affected by the mounting borrowing costs faced by Spain and worsening economic condition of Greece.

Asian stock markets advanced slightly Tuesday after a report showed that Chinese factory activity in July grew at its fastest pace since February.

Crude oil futures advanced Tuesday as fears over a sharp growth slowdown in the world’s second largest economy slightly eased after a report showed that Chinese factory activity in July grew at its fastest pace in five months.

Wipro Ltd, India's third largest IT services exporter, Tuesday reported a jump of 6.7 percent sequentially in its first quarter profits for the financial year 2012-13, aided by the strong demand for outsourcing services and the week Indian rupee.

Most European markets rose Tuesday but investors remained watchful amid continuing concerns of the deepening economic conditions in the euro zone.

As news of America's first woman on space Sally Ride's death spread like wildfire, many expressed their support to her grieving family members including Tam O'Shaughnessy her partner of 27 years.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were HealthStream Inc, Sanmina-SCI Corporation, The Wet Seal Inc, Amedisys Inc and Stamps.com Inc.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc, Grand Canyon Education Inc, Apollo Group Inc and SIGA Technologies Inc.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were TransAlta, Rogers Communication, Swift Transportation, Just Energy Group and Under Armour. The top after-market NYSE losers were DeVry Inc, Elan Corp, Quicksilver Resources, Encana Corp and Canadian Natural Resources.

For the last three years, the consensus has been that a robust and self-sustaining recovery for the U.S. economy is on the cards, but economist Nouriel Roubini, dubbed Dr. Doom, thinks that it's not likely to happen, rather he expects below trend growth for many years to come.

China's manufacturing activity rose in July compared to that in June, according to the preliminary HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released Tuesday.