IBT Staff Reporter

The Dow and S&P 500 advanced for a second day on Tuesday as consumer confidence data was stronger than expected and investors eyed further progress on a solution to Europe's fiscal mess.

MF Global UK administrator KPMG said it had recovered about $500 million of client assets frozen at the defunct broker and planned to make significant returns to customers before the March 2012 claims deadline.

AOL Inc Chief Executive Tim Armstrong remains committed to keeping the company independent and is not looking at Yahoo's assets even as AOL's larger rivals seek to consolidate.

MasterCard Inc plans to start offering prepaid debit cards at Western Union Co locations outside the United States, expanding an offering only available domestically until now, company executives said on Tuesday.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Monday sanctioned eight brokerages and ten individuals, and ordered a total of $3.2 million in restitution for selling private placements that ultimately failed.

Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's influential vice chair, said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank has room to ease monetary policy further, possibly by providing more information on the path of interest rates.

MF Global UK administrator KPMG said it had recovered about $500 million of client assets frozen at the defunct broker and planned to make significant returns to customers before the March 2012 claims deadline.

Stocks mostly rose for a second straight day on Tuesday as a rebound in consumer confidence and soothed fears over Europe whetted investors' appetite for risky assets.

Jim Parson's, best known for winning two Emmys for his portrayal of the borderline obsessive-compulsive genius Sheldon Cooper on 'The Big Bang Theory, is going to Broadway to star in a revival of 'Harvey.'

Canada's Cenovus Energy Inc said scientists have confirmed that the carbon dioxide used for oil recovery at its Weyburn unit in Saskatchewan is not linked to carbon dioxide concentrations in the soil at a nearby property.

BSkyB independent shareholders dealt James Murdoch a heavy blow on Tuesday with over 40 percent failing to back his re-election as chairman, venting their anger at his handling of a phone hacking scandal.

Zynga Inc embarks on a road show to promote its initial public offering next Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said, the latest dotcom name to try and whet investors' appetites.

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived customers into believing personal information was private when in fact it was public, the commission announced Tuesday.

Zynga's road show with investors for its initial public offering will start next Monday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Prince Harry of Wales' time in the United States has ended. The member of the British Royal Family and active duty member of the British Navy has finished his training stint in Arizona and is headed home to England.

A government bill to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board's grain marketing monopoly cleared the final stage of approval by Canada's House of Commons on Monday, leaving it all but certain to become law next month.

Stocks mostly rose for a second straight day on Tuesday as a rebound in consumer confidence and soothed fears over Europe whetted investors' appetite for risky assets.

Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's influential vice chair, said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank has room to ease monetary policy further to support a tenuous economic recovery.

The Conference Board's U.S. consumer confidence index jumped in November to 56.0 from a upwardly revised 40.9 in October, the private business research group reported on Tuesday.

The Victoria's Secret fashion show, the most watched and gorgeous fashion show in the world, will air on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

The Victoria's Secret fashion show, the most watched and gorgeous fashion show in the world, will air on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

Canada's holiday shopping season has started with a bang, an industry group said on Monday, as more retailers than ever offered Black Friday promotions to keep up with competitors south of the border.

Just as the sexual harassment allegations against him were beginning to fade, Herman Cain was faced on Monday with a new scandal when a Georgia businesswoman claimed to have had a 13-year affair with him -- and now several news outlets are reporting that he is reassessing whether to stay in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

AT&T hopes that an asset sale will ease regulator concerns regarding the $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA, according to reports.

Concerns about slowing sales momentum took some of the luster off Tiffany & Co's stock amid signs that European and U.S. economic distress are weighing on luxury consumers, and shares fell 9 percent.

Diphtheria and polio are generally thought of as historical relics, diseases to go along with consumption as plot devices for period piece movies and historical fiction novels. For some kids, though, these bacterial menaces could become very much a part of a modern life.

Single-family home prices declined in September, highlighting the fragility of a market that is struggling to get back on its feet, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.

Struggling mobile telecom gear venture Nokia Siemens Networks said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell a unit working on a niche WiMax technology to private-equity backed NewNet Communication Technologies.

Wall Street rose for a second straight day on Tuesday as consumer confidence bounced back from a 2-1/2 year low in November, feeding appetite for risky assets.