IBT Staff Reporter

Singer Whitney Houston said in an interview aired on Monday that life with former husband Bobby Brown descended into a nightmare of drugs and fights, and that at one point he painted evil eyes on the walls of their home.

Italy car maker Fiat SpA (FIA.MI) hopes for a 7 percent European market share for its Fiat brand at the year end, Fiat brand CEO Lorenzo Sistino said on Tuesday speaking at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Pathetic. Desperate. Lame.The Seinfeld reunion its creators swore would never happen for the aforementioned reasons finally takes place next month.

All of Wall Street's bank analysts were caught out by Lehman's collapse -- and few have redeemed themselves since. Just a handful have dared to issue a buy on bank stocks that have surged since March -- after they all failed to slap that sell on Lehman Brothers before it went bust a year ago.

Cash-strapped South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor (003620.KS) proposed a capital writedown on Tuesday that would slash the stake of SAIC Motor (600104.SS), its Chinese majority shareholder.

Author Dan Brown may have outraged the Vatican in The Da Vinci Code, but his new book, The Lost Symbol, is being welcomed by his latest subjects, the Freemasons.

Sales at U.S. retailers rose at their fastest pace in three-and-half years in August and a gauge of manufacturing in New York State hit a near two-year high, bolstering views the economy was emerging from recession.

Having conquered movies, Keanu Reeves is now taking on the Internet.

Here are comments made by executives from the global automotive industry at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week on the economy and the industry outlook.

Kiefer Sutherland is to head a new actors conservatory at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Center in Toronto.

U.S. food company Kraft Foods might sell assets like Maxwell House and Oscar Mayer to finance its planned acquisition of British confectioner Cadbury , the New York Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Japan Airlines Corp is likely to opt for a tie-up with Delta Air Lines Inc or AMR Corp's American Airlines, among rivals seeking to invest in the loss-making carrier, if Japan and the United States can reach an open skies agreement.

News that European car sales rose for a third consecutive month in August kicked off the Frankfurt Motor Show, where automakers are showcasing green technology they hope will transform the industry.

BASF SE said on Tuesday it has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency for a new herbicide that it will market as a complement to a popular Monsanto Co herbicide.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc posted a better-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit, helped by lower costs.

Sales at U.S. retailers likely rose at their fastest pace in more than three and a half years in August, fueled by cash incentives to buy autos and by higher gasoline prices, according to a Reuters poll.

Capital One Financial Corp's U.S. credit-card defaults fell in August, reinforcing signs that, despite job losses and the housing crisis, American consumers may not be in as bad shape as feared.

U.S. stock index futures were flat on Tuesday as investors awaited key economic data, including the retail sales report, for more evidence of an economic recovery.

James McDonald, chief executive officer of investment management firm Rockefeller & Co, committed suicide on Sunday in Massachusetts, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors awaited key economic data, including the retail sales report, for more evidence of an economic recovery.

Actor Patrick Swayze, whose turn as a smoldering dance instructor in Dirty Dancing made him one of the iconic film stars of the 1980s, died on Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

Timing of Exit Debated; Will U.S. Sell Citi Shares?; Euro Cars Get Boost

Climate change could cost some countries up to 19 percent of their gross domestic product by 2030, a panel including major insurance, banking and consulting companies as well as the European Commission said on Monday.

Schools in Beijing are quietly removing the Green Dam filter, which was required for all school computers in July, due to complaints over problems with the software.

Oil rose toward $69 a barrel on Tuesday, lifted by a weaker dollar and an expected draw in U.S. crude stocks, but concerns that a major U.S. exchange will increase enforcement of position limits capped gains.

News that European car sales rose for a third consecutive month in August helped lift the mood at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where automakers will showcase green technology they hope will transform the industry.

SHANGHAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - China's key stock index ended up 0.2 percent on Tuesday supported by improved August FDI data while tyre makers jumped after saying the impact of the U.S. decision to impose special duties on Chinese tyre exports would be limited.

TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.2 percent in choppy trade on Tuesday, buoyed by Canon Inc (7751.T) and other exporters as the yen held steady against the dollar, but worries that it may only be a brief respite limited gains.

World stocks held steady on Tuesday while the dollar held above this week's seven-month low against the yen as focus shifted to the state of U.S. consumers from a trade spat between the United States and China. A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, risky assets are almost back at September 2008 levels and some G7 economies have come out of recession.