IBT Staff Reporter

Oil rose slightly on Tuesday after slumping 10 percent in the previous session, but showed little sign of a strong recovery as falling crude demand overshadowed OPEC's production cuts.

Stocks cut gains on Tuesday following cautious comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy's prospects and a report that showed further deterioration in housing.

Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell sharply in January, with the index dropping to a record low, according to a report on Tuesday that showed the deteriorating economy was keeping buyers on the sidelines.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc reduced staffing last year in half of its nearly 80 operating units, and said more job cuts were coming in an economy unlikely to recover before 2010.

Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors snapped shares in beaten-down sectors including financials, materials and healthcare a day after the market hit lows not seen since 1997.

Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bet U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner would shed light on plans to shore up the financial system a day after Wall Street slumped to a 12-year low.

General Electric Co CEO Jeffrey Immelt acknowledged on Tuesday the company's reputation had been tarnished and said the entire finance industry would need to be rethought due to the global economic meltdown.

General Electric Co CEO Jeffrey Immelt acknowledged on Tuesday the company's reputation had been tarnished and said the entire finance industry would need to be rethought due to the global economic meltdown.

Stocks headed for a higher open on Tuesday as investors bet U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner would shed light on plans to shore up the financial system a day after Wall Street hit a 12-year low.

Oil rose by more than $1 on Tuesday after slumping 10 percent slump in the previous session, but showed little sign of a strong recovery as falling crude demand overshadowed OPEC's production cuts.

Chrysler vice-chairman Jim Press said on Tuesday the auto maker was hopeful the automaker had all the criteria necessary to receive additional U.S. government loans.

A key European Union trade panel approved on Tuesday temporary anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of biodiesel from the United States, sources with knowledge of the decision said.

Most securitization markets remain closed and some financial institutions remain under pressure despite advances in some financial markets since September, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers on Tuesday.

U.S. companies, consumers and communities may grow so addicted to government financial help that cutting them off could trigger another recession soon after the current one ends.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday will order a crackdown on waste and cost overruns in U.S. government procurement that he estimates will save up to $40 billion a year, an administration official said.

Merrill Lynch & Co's 10 highest-paid employees got a total of $209 million in cash and stock in 2008, up slightly from $201 million they received a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal said, citing reviewed figures.

A court appearance on Wednesday by accused swindler Bernard Madoff for a hearing over a potential conflict of interest involving his lawyer, Ira Sorkin has been postponed, a judge's clerk said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Tuesday his economic reforms would work as senior officials began lobbying Congress to support the administration's jaw-dropping budget proposal.

Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday it will allow some newly unemployed homeowners to temporarily reduce payments on their mortgages.

Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday it will allow some newly unemployed homeowners to temporarily reduce payments on their mortgages.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Tuesday as investors bet U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner would shed light on plans to shore up the financial system a day after Wall Street slid to a 12-year low.

General Electric Co Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt took responsibility for the U.S. conglomerate's tarnished reputation as a growth company, in a letter to shareholders released Monday.

Netbook web surfers beware. That low-cost netbook you're using could be a high-speed gateway into your life, bank accounts, passwords and other personal data.

California surgeon Calvin Lee has barely picked up his violin for 15 years but on Monday he was named a member of the first YouTube Symphony Orchestra and next month he plays at Carnegie Hall with the group.

Oil rose above $40 a barrel on Tuesday after a 10 percent slump on Monday but showed no sign of a return to last week's bull run as global equities extended a fall on worries about the global economy and outweighed OPEC's strong compliance with supply curbs.

Blackstone Group LP Co-founder and Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman's pay fell 99 percent in 2008, a year that saw the private-equity firm post a $1.33 billion loss.

Microsoft may create up to 3,000 jobs as it raises investment in research and development by $1 billion this year, its chief operating officer said on Tuesday.

The global economic downturn will be considerably deeper than even the International Monetary Fund forecast a month ago, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's chief economist Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel told Reuters.

Citigroup Inc is hoping to create joint ventures with third parties as a way of shedding businesses it does not want, the New York Post reported on Tuesday, citing high-level insiders at the New York bank.