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Natural-gas futures prices slipped to a one-week low Tuesday, amid forecasts calling for moderating temperatures in coming days in some parts of the nation.

Real estate stocks outperformed the broader equities markets Tuesday, with many companies hitting 52-week highs, as investors had a glimmer of hope the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates to stimulate a weak economy.

Despite choppy markets and economic challenges, retail registered investment advisers saw a 14% median rise in profits in 2011--mainly because the firms added more customers.

TOP STORIES Key Upside Risk to Cocoa Prices Stems From El Nino - Barclays A key upside risk to cocoa prices continues to stem from the increasing possibility of weather phenomenon El Nino later this year, said Barclays in a report, as fears of weak demand for the chocolate-making ingredient loom

Brazilian crude steel output tumbled more than 8% year-on-year in June as the country's manufacturing sector continued to struggle with a sluggish economy, according to data released Tuesday by the Brazil Steel Institute, or IABr.

Large retailers are absorbing the ramifications of the settlement in which Visa Inc. (V) and MasterCard Inc. (MA) have agreed to allow retailers to charge more when customers pay with plastic.

Crude and coker units were in the process of coming back on line Tuesday, at the 207,000 barrel-a-day Marathon Petroleum (MPC) refinery in Robinson, Illinois, according to traders doing business with the company.

U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges Tuesday against 48 defendants in what investigators say was the largest ever prescription drug scheme causing losses of more than $500 million in Medicaid reimbursements.