Reuters - Architects of a $700 billion bailout plan urged U.S. lawmakers to act swiftly or face dire economic consequences amid growing concern the rescue may be delayed, but markets were heartened by news that Warren Buffett was investing $5 billion in Goldman Sachs .

AP - A change at the top may not be enough to jump-start Circuit City Stores Inc., after the head of the nation's No. 2 consumer electronics retailer abruptly resigned amid plummeting stock prices and calls for his ouster.

AFP - The dollar recovered some ground on Tuesday as players awaited more details on a massive US government plan to bail out a banking system crippled by the subprime home loan crisis.

Reuters - Lennar Corp posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday as the home builder reduced construction and administrative costs.

Reuters - The U.S. Congress gave a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stronger oversight powers too late to help steer the companies away from a government takeover, the chief regulator for the mortgage finance companies said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Oil prices fell $3 on Tuesday -- reversing direction after Monday's dramatic rally -- as dealers focused on slowing global energy demand and doubts over a U.S. plan to rescue the financial sector.

Reuters - Stocks fell in choppy trading on Tuesday, led by a drop in shares of General Electric and lingering worries about the financial sector that derailed an advance spearheaded by technology companies.

Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday urged Congress to act swiftly to put in place a $700 billion financial system bailout, warning delay would put the economy at risk.

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