AP - Reported incidents of mortgage fraud grew by 45 percent in the second quarter compared to the year-ago period, as borrowers misstated their financial information to maneuver around tighter lending standards, industry data released Tuesday showed.

Reuters - General Motors Corp reported a 41 percent drop in overall U.S. sales for November, saying continued economic uncertainty was hurting consumer confidence.

Reuters - Stocks sharply pared gains on Tuesday after General Motors Corp posted a 41 percent slide in November auto sales, compounding investors' worries about the fate of the embattled U.S. auto industry.

Reuters - General Electric Co plans to scale back its hefty finance arm and cut jobs across its range of businesses as it braces for what it expects to be a worsening economic environment next year, executives said.

Reuters - Stocks rallied on Tuesday as bargain hunters snatched up beaten down shares after Monday's steep sell-off, buttressed by news that General Electric would maintain its dividend.

Reuters - The former chief executive of AOL Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to buy part or all of Yahoo, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Reuters - Stocks extended their advance on Tuesday, sending benchmark indexes up more than 3 percent, as investors waded back into beaten-down sectors, including financials, following Monday's sell-off.

Reuters - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday November U.S. sales were down 30.6 percent.

Reuters - U.S. automakers started to submit plans demanded by Congress as the Big Three's CEOs and lawmakers gird for debate over a $25 billion bailout the industry says it needs to survive.

AP - The percentage of people who are two months behind on their mortgages shot up in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.