Wall Street slumps amid fall in commodity prices
Wall Street fell more than 1.5 percent on Tuesday morning amid a decline in commodity prices and continuing uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
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Volkswagen CEO's days appear numbered as emissions crisis deepens
Martin Winterkorn’s days as head of Volkswagen AG appeared numbered on Tuesday after the German carmaker said a scandal over falsified vehicle emission tests in the United States could affect 11 million of its cars worldwide. The Tagesspiegel newspaper, citing unidentified sources on Volkswagen’s supervisory board, said the board would decide on Friday to replace the 68-year-old with Matthias Mueller, the head of the automaker’s Porsche sports car business. A
IMF's Lagarde says downside risks to global growth increased
International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday the downside risks to global growth have increased, including from slower Chinese growth. “The downside risks are greater than …
U.S., Cuba to hold talks on airline service Sept 28-29 -U.S. official
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba plan to hold talks in Havana next week on normalizing airline service, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a step that could benefit U.S. carriers if the island becomes open to American tourism. The talks will take place Sept. 28-29, the official said, as Washington and Havana inch toward normal relations after more than half a century of hostility
Kendall Jenner Reveals She Still Calls Caitlyn Jenner "Dad"
Kendall Jenner rarely talks about the private goings-on in her family, but that’s all changing—for the time being. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and her family…
We Ranked All of The Muppets and Our Pick for No. 1 Might Surprise You!
It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to rank the Muppets before the Muppet show tonight! That’s right, in honor of the debut of ABC’s…
'The Muppets' return to TV; Miss Piggy swans, Kermit suffers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took a decade for Bill Prady to bring his dream of a mockumentary-style sitcom peopled by Muppets to television.
Brian Williams to return for pope coverage
NEW YORK (AP) — The visit of Pope Francis to the United States will also mark the return of Brian Williams to the airwaves on Tuesday following his suspension from NBC News and demotion for misleading viewers about his role in news stories.
Play backed by Rosie O'Donnell and Cynthia Nixon scrapped
NEW YORK (AP) — The world premiere of “MotherStruck!” — a play written and performed by Staceyann Chin — has been canceled just two days before it was to start performances downtown.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
Audible.com best-sellers for week ending September 18, 2015: