IBT Staff Reporter

The prices of investment-grade commercial real estate rose more than 4 percent in the third quarter, possibly signaling an end to the sector's year-long downward spiral, according to an leading property index released on Tuesday.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt called on China to set a tougher target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions after 2020 as its part of a U.N. climate change agreement to be negotiated in Copenhagen.

Britain's two largest retail lenders are to get another 31 billion pounds from the government and have agreed to sell hundreds of branches and key businesses to appease EU competition concerns over state aid.

Viacom Inc. quarterly profit breezed past expectations as consumers set aside money worries to scoop up the new Beatles video game and buy tickets for box-office hits like Transformers and G.I. Joe.

Oil fell more than $1 per barrel toward $77 on Tuesday as stock markets slipped in Europe and Asia and the dollar rose against a basket of currencies.

RiskMetrics Group Inc (RMG.N) posted a third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates, helped by a 40 percent drop in income tax provisions.

News, details on bond issues in the European market on Tuesday:

Commercial Bank of Qatar COMB.QA, the Gulf state's third-biggest by market value, will gauge U.S. investor's appetite for a potential bond issue at a roadshow on Wednesday.

Britain's leading share index dropped 2.2 percent in mid-session trade on Tuesday, with negative newsflow on the UK and global financial sector denting banks and contributing to a broad-based retreat in equities.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a 1 percent drop at the open on Tuesday as poor results from Swiss lender UBS and a shake-up in British banks weighed on investor sentiment ahead of the start of a two-day Fed meeting.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a 1 percent drop at the open on Tuesday as poor results from Swiss lender UBS and a shake-up in British banks weighed on investor sentiment ahead of the start of a two-day Fed meeting.

European stocks fell sharply to a new one-month low on Tuesday, with banks suffering after poor results from UBS (UBSN.VX) and a shake-up of the UK retail banking sector.

European shares extended losses on Tuesday morning, with banks the biggest fallers after disappointing results from UBS (UBSN.VX) and a shake-up of UK banks.

Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE fell below the 5,000 level for the first time in a month on Tuesday, while European stocks also extended losses, weighed by weakness in banks and miners.

Executives do not expect the U.S. commercial real estate market to emerge from critical condition any time soon, according to a survey by The Real Estate Roundtable.

Federal Reserve officials meeting this week must weigh improving economic data against the risk, reinforced by a persistently weak job market, that a burgeoning recovery remains on shaky ground.

Oil fell more than $1 per barrel toward $77 on Tuesday as the dollar rose against a basket of currencies and as stock markets slipped in Europe and Asia.

For-profit insurance companies use a smaller amount of premium dollars on medical claims than consumers are being told, according to a Senate analysis of data filed with insurance regulators.

Britain's two largest retail lenders have agreed to a massive shake-up of the banking sector that will see both sell hundreds of branches and key businesses to appease EU concerns over state aid and competition.

Britain's two largest retail lenders have agreed to a massive shake-up of the banking sector that will see both sell hundreds of branches and key businesses to appease EU concerns over state aid and competition.

Lloyds Banking Group launched a record 13.5 billion pound ($22 billion) rights issue and along with rival Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to sell off some businesses to limit their reliance on government support.

Lloyds Banking Group launched a record 13.5 billion pound ($22 billion) rights issue and along with rival Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to sell off some businesses to limit their reliance on government support.

NetEase.com, one of China's top online game developers, will speed its push into the mobile sector as it looks to capitalize on the country's recent launch of high-speed 3G services, a top executive said.

A Chinese regulator has ordered top online game firm NetEase.com to stop operating a popular title, the result of an apparent governmental turf war highlighting the risks the sector faces.

World stocks dipped toward the previous session's four-week lows on Tuesday as investors continued to fret over the early removal of government stimulus, particularly in the financial sector.

Lloyds Banking Group launched a record 13.5 billion pound ($22 billion) rights issue and along with rival Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to sell off some businesses to limit their reliance on government support.

Oil slipped below $78 per barrel on Tuesday ahead of data expected to show a rise in U.S. crude oil stocks and before key U.S. economic figures later in the week.

Lloyds Banking Group launched a record 13.5 billion pound ($22 billion) rights issue and along with rival Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to sell off some businesses to limit their reliance on government support.

Lloyds Banking Group launched a record 13.5 billion pound ($22 billion) rights issue and along with rival Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to sell off some businesses to limit their reliance on government support.