Reuters - Research In Motion Ltd on Tuesday cut its third-quarter outlook below Wall Street expectations, hurt by depreciation of certain foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar in the quarter.

Reuters - A top lawmaker predicted Washington would approve a bailout for U.S. automakers after they submitted survival plans, and General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC said they needed an immediate infusion of cash to avoid failures.

Reuters - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc cut its third-quarter earnings outlook on Tuesday, citing lower expected sales and more promotions, but the home goods retailer did not change its fiscal 2008 view.

Reuters - General Motors Corp warned the U.S. government on Tuesday that it needs a $4 billion loan by the end of December or else it faces the risk of immediate failure.

Reuters - A top lawmaker predicted Washington would approve a bailout for U.S. automakers after they submitted survival plans and two of them, General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC, said that without an immediate infusion of cash they could fail soon.

Reuters - American International Group Inc and the U.S. government have reached an agreement to clear the insurer of its obligations on about $53.5 billion in toxic mortgage debt, the giant insurer said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

AP - Shopping binges on the day after Thanksgiving were likely not enough to save a dismal November for retailers, leaving them with what's expected to be a second straight monthly sales drop and fueling concerns about how much consumer spending can fall.

AP - Retailers got some relief on the day after Thanksgiving, but the spending likely wasn't enough to salvage a drab November from showing a drop in sales. The rampant discounting needed to attract financially strapped shoppers will probably hurt fourth-quarter earnings as well.

Reuters - Chrysler LLC on Tuesday asked the U.S. government for an emergency $7-billion bridge loan by the end of the year, saying it needs the funds to survive a brutal downturn in sales that has depleted its cash reserves.

Reuters - Stocks snapped back on Tuesday after General Electric , a global bellwether, lifted optimism by pledging to leave its dividend intact in a fragile economy.