AP - Like a lot of people, Nate Towne is cutting back on spending. He's carpooling to work and only shops at grocery stores that take coupons or offer discount "rewards" cards.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc plans to cut thousands of trading and investment banking jobs this week, part of previously reported plans to slash about 10 percent of its investment bank division, a person familiar with the situation said on Monday.

Reuters - Fertilizer producer and oilseed processor Bunge Ltd said on Monday that it would buy Corn Products International Inc for $4.4 billion to gain a leading position in finished corn products such as starches and sweeteners.

Reuters - Shares of General Motors Corp tumbled on Monday to their lowest level in 33 years while rival Ford Motor Co fell to a three-month low on concerns about weak U.S. auto demand in June and the rest of the year.

Reuters - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 edged up on Monday as higher oil prices lifted energy shares, but financial companies' outlook kept investors cautious and overshadowed news of a $4.4 billion takeover in the agricultural sector.

AP - Investors hope to gain some clarity on the future of consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. at its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday.

Reuters - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell more than 200 points on Friday as financial issues were hurt by inflation fears and worries over more U.S. mortgage-related problems, while consumer stocks also fell.

Reuters - U.S. fertilizer producer and oilseed processor Bunge Ltd has agreed to buy Corn Products International Inc for $4.4 billion in stock, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters - Record foreclosures and limited access to credit will make it harder than usual to rebound from this U.S. housing market slump, the worst at least since World War Two, according to a Harvard University study on Monday.

Reuters - Altria Group Inc's Philip Morris USA has cancelled its Marlboro Ultra Smooth cigarettes, highlighting challenges it faces in trying to grow its tobacco business despite a decline in U.S. cigarette sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc is set to slash about 6,500 jobs in its investment banking division, the Wall Street Journal said on its website on Sunday.

Reuters - Google Inc's famous employee perks -- from providing "nap pods" for a quick break during the day to allowing engineers to spend 20 percent of their work time on side projects that may spark new ideas -- have given the Internet leader the best reputation in corporate America, according to a study released on Monday.

Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at a meeting this week and suggest it is in no rush to raise them, even as it acknowledges some troubling signs on the inflation front.

Reuters - World energy powers embarked on a new level of dialogue to try to rein in runaway oil prices at an emergency meeting in this Red Sea city, but were unable to come up with a quick fix.