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Commerzbank will accelerate a pullback from euro zone nations and cut risky assets to avoid another state bailout after a 798 million euros ($1.10 billion) impairment on Greek assets pushed it to a third-quarter operating loss.

A 798 million euro ($1.10 billion) impairment on Greek assets pushed Commerzbank to a third-quarter operating loss and forced it to abandon its target for next year, as Germany's second-largest bank struggles to repay state aid amid euro zone market jitters.

In an effort to curb human exposure to Salmonella in pet foods, the FDA is collecting pet food samples for testing and analysis. The campaign focuses on food sold in big box distributors like PetSmart, PetCo, WalMart, Costco, Sam's Club, and Target, but also includes large grocery chains and pet food manufacturers.

Mitt Romney hasn't won the Republican nomination yet, but President Barack Obama seems to be treating him like an opponent.

Japan's Nomura Holdings <8604.T> posted its first quarterly loss in 2-1/2 years on Tuesday due to a sharp drop in investment banking revenues and tripled its cost-cutting target to $1.2 billion in a setback to its overseas expansion plans.

The Big 12 seemed to end its expansion efforts when it invited and accepted West Virginia as its 10th member, but one report indicates that the Big 12 could still invite Louisville.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe denied speculation his health is failing and hinted at taking action against Swiss firms in retaliation for his wife and aides being denied visas to visit Geneva, the official Herald newspaper reported on Monday.

Black Friday will be starting earlier this year. Both Macy's and Target have announced that their doors will open at midnight after Thanksgiving. When the clock strikes 12:00 a.m. on Friday Nov. 25, the Black Friday midnight madness will begin.

Macy's Inc is planning its earliest start ever to the holiday shopping season by opening many of its U.S. stores at midnight on Thanksgiving night.

Dropbox Launches Dropbox for Teams With Administrative Controls and Plenty of Space

Target Corp's TGT.N> website crashed for the second time in six weeks on Tuesday, interrupting online shopping for the discount chain.

Guns and bloodshed may be the perfect gifts to ensure a merry Christmas for Target Corp .

Guns and bloodshed may be the perfect gifts to ensure a merry Christmas for Target Corp.

Target Corp's TGT.N> website crashed for the second time in six weeks on Tuesday, interrupting online shopping for the discount chain.

The weak housing sector continues to pose a strong headwind to the economic recovery, and the Federal Reserve could potentially do more to drive down mortgage rates to support the sector, an influential Federal Reserve official said on Monday.

UBS may cut its return on equity target by 5 percentage points to a range between 10 and 15 percent at an investor day next month when the Swiss bank is expected to announce the shrinking of its investment bank.

UBS will cut its return on equity target by 5 percentage points to 10-15 percent at an investor day next month when the Swiss bank is expected to announce shrinking its investment bank, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Versace, Valli, and Swanepoel will all be launching wallet-friendly lines at H&M, Macy's, and Target.

French industrial group Schneider Electric cut margin guidance for 2011 and reiterated its sales growth outlook, when reporting third-quarter sales rose 7.7 percent.

BofA Merrill Lynch raised its price target on shares of IBM following the company's third-quarter beat, and said it expected the blue chip to cut costs further, given the slowdown in IT spending.

A successful outcome for the next global climate change conference in Durban would be to get everything in place for a legally binding successor to the Kyoto Protocol in less than five years, the European Union's chief climate negotiator said.