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Reuters - Retreating commodities helped knock 260 points off the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index on Tuesday, as it was dragged lower by sinking resource shares.

AP - Wall Street finished with a mixed performance Tuesday, as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Federal Reserve's Wednesday decision on interest rates.

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AP - Wall Street pulled back Tuesday after a disappointing reading on consumer sentiment suggested that inflation is taking a toll on the U.S. economy.

Reuters - Stocks declined on Tuesday after news of a sharp drop in consumer confidence and regulators rejected a key new drug from Merck & Co Inc , a Dow component and a pharmaceuticals bellwether.

Reuters - Toronto's main stock market index remained weak on Tuesday amid falling gold and energy prices and as investors paused to assess the market's recent bull run.

AFP - Wall Street stocks drifted in a tight range in opening trade Tuesday with investors hesitant ahead of the first estimate of US economic output in the first quarter and a Federal Reserve policy decision.

AFP - European equity markets enjoyed mixed fortunes on Tuesday, the eve of a US interest rate decision, as London was fired up by results from energy giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell.

AFP - German insurer Allianz said Tuesday that its first quarter net profit will slump to a third of what it was in the year-earlier period due the ongoing financial crisis and weak stock markets.