AFP - Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday as the strength of US recovery was downplayed and after Tokyo's benchmark shares index closes lower for the first time in seven sessions.

AFP - Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates took another beating Tuesday on negative sentiment from a debt crisis that has seen Dubai share prices plummet more than 20 percent in two weeks.

AP - European and U.S. stock markets fell sharply Tuesday after worse than expected German industrial production data and a warning from a leading credit ratings agency that the U.S. government needs to get its public finances in shape soon.

AFP - The leading stock exchange tumbled on Tuesday as cautious investors focused on profit-taking ahead of the pre-budget report on Wednesday.

AP - Investors dumped stocks and sought safe-haven assets like the dollar and Treasurys on signs that the global economy is still struggling.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Tuesday after a disappointing outlook from 3M Co and weak domestic sales at McDonald's Corp fanned worries that sluggish consumer spending threatened the economic recovery.

Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely seek public input on so-called high-frequency trading strategies, and whether traders using them gain any special advantages by placing fast computers next to exchanges.

AP - Even the prospect of interest rates staying low couldn't keep buyers in the stock market.

Reuters - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended slightly lower on Monday and the Dow was flat, reversing earlier gains, after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked jitters about the economic recovery.