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S&P doubts Japan government will have detailed fiscal consolidation plan

Standard & Poor's on Tuesday cast doubt on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ability to repair Japan's tattered finances less than two weeks away from a snap election, after Moody's downgraded the country's sovereign debt rating.


Aviva agrees terms of $8.8 billion Friends takeover

British insurer Aviva (AV.L) agreed terms on Tuesday for a 5.6 billion pound ($8.8 billion) all-share takeover of rival Friends Life (FLG.L), responding to pressures caused by pension industry reform.

Global shares take heart from oil bounce, dollar capped

Stock markets recovered from their latest bout of oil and growth-related trauma on Tuesday, helped by promises from U.S. policymakers and the head of the IMF that lower fuel costs would boost the world economy.

Brazil airline Azul plans IPO in Sao Paulo and New York

Azul SA, Brazil's third-biggest airline, revived plans for an initial public offering in Sao Paulo and New York as it prepared to add the first of 75 Airbus jets and to begin flights to the United States.


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CBS Network's, 'The Mentalist' kicked off its seventh and final season last Sunday. From the looks of it, dynamic duo Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon are letting their romance get underway. While fans are delighted to finally see that the two are a couple, the producers are quick to say that it won't be a 'fiery romance.'
Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyber espionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets for the purpose of gaming the stock market, in an operation that has compromised sensitive data about dozens of publicly held companies.
A massive data collection system that Wall Street's industry-funded watchdog is pushing in order to ramp up oversight would cost clearing firms $680 million to build, plus other costs to the industry that far exceed the regulator's initial estimates, a major trade group said on Monday.
General Motors Co (GM.N) will recall 316,357 SUVs and sedans, mainly in North America, because the low-beam headlights can stop working, the company said on Monday.
The Federal Reserve is welcoming the sharp drop in global energy prices, with two influential policymakers on Monday cheering the boost it should provide American pocketbooks and shrugging off any pressure on already low inflation.
Russia on Monday scrapped the South Stream pipeline project to supply gas to southern Europe without crossing Ukraine, citing EU objections, and instead named Turkey as its preferred partner for an alternative pipeline, with a promise of hefty discounts.
The iconic 20th season of 'Dancing with the Stars' is set to air in March 2015. Already there are rumors as to would be joining the star studded cast members. Fans are anticipating yet another member of the Hough family to be added to the roster.
Crude oil markets jumped as much as 5 percent on Monday, rebounding from five-year lows with their biggest daily gain since 2012, on fears that the high U.S. shale output blamed for the global oil glut may be shrinking.
Watch NBA Live between the San Antonio Spurs vs the Philadelphia 76ers. Spurs looking for its seventh straight victory against the Sixers.
Watch NBA live between the Miami Heat who will look to inch closer on the Washington Wizard's Southeast Division lead as they face Monday night.