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Tuesday’s top personal finance stories

The post-Labor Day holiday price decline has begun for gasoline prices at the pump, and GasBuddy.com says prices on average drop of around 30 cents a gallon between now and Halloween.

Tesoro Corp. said late Tuesday it has agreed to buy renewable fuels and chemical company Virent Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The San Antonio, Texas, independent refiner said Virent's technology involves biomass that can be converted and blended into other fuels and also used as renewable chemical, including a component of polyester. Tesoro hopes to scale up Virent's technology, it said. Tesoro will operate Virent, based in Madison, Wis., as a subsidiary, and the company will keep its headquarters in Madison. Читать дальше...

Treasury prices surged Tuesday, leading yields to tumble, after a report showed that the services side of the U.S. economy grew in August at its slowest pace since 2010, suggesting the Federal Reserve might be forced to stand pat on interest rates in the near future.

Apple’s shares tend to be on a rollercoaster ride in the weeks leading up to and following its product launches.

Apple’s shares tend to be on a rollercoaster ride in the weeks leading up to and following its product launches.

ETFs tied to Russia have outperformed this year, boosted by a recovery in the price of oil

Intel Corp.  said it would acquire Movidius Ltd., a maker of semiconductors for drones and other autonomous machines, a move that would bolster Intel’s artificial intelligence portfolio amid its desire to become a bigger player in the space.

Intel Corp.  said it would acquire Movidius Ltd., a maker of semiconductors for drones and other autonomous machines, a move that would bolster Intel’s artificial intelligence portfolio amid its desire to become a bigger player in the space.

ITT’s shut down marks the second closure of a major for-profit college in as many years.

Nasdaq Composite closes at record high

U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite recording its highest-ever close, after a discouraging report on U.S. service-sector activity was seen as possibly delaying a planned interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 advanced 6.5 points, or 0.3%, to 2,186.48. Energy shares were the best performers, lifted by rising oil prices. The Dow industrials gained 46.37 points, or 0.3%, to 18,538.33, led by Intel Corp. and Chevron Corp. . The Nasdaq Composite climbed 26.01 points... Читать дальше...

Kansas City Fed President Esther George will tell Congress Wednesday she is worried that changing the governance structure of the U.S. central bank will make it more distant from Main Street, according to the Wall Street Journal. George will testify with Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing. In her testimony, obtained by the Journal on Tuesday, George will say that the current structure insulates the Fed from political pressure and allows more diverse perspectives to be heard. Читать дальше...

Sometimes there just isn’t enough room for everyone.

Oil futures traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled higher Tuesday, finding support after Russia and Saudi Arabia said they would set up a working group to monitor the oil market and come up with ways to promote stability. October WTI crude rose 39 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $44.83 a barrel on Nymex. Prices traded as low as $43.84 during the session, according to FactSet data, amid doubts over potential action among the major oil producers to boost prices.

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Apple’s share of the global wearables market has fallen to 7% as consumers opt for fitness bands instead of smart watches.

Apple’s share of the global wearables market has fallen to 7% as consumers opt for fitness bands instead of smart watches.

Apple’s share of the global wearables market has fallen to 7% as consumers opt for fitness bands instead of smart watches.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office is investigating EpiPen manufacturer Mylan , which may have violated antitrust law in its contracts with local school systems, Schneiderman's office said Tuesday. Mylan's price increases on allergic reaction treatment EpiPen prompted public outrage along with lawmaker scrutiny last month. Those price increases could be classified as anti-competitive practices if done "with the intent and effect of limiting lower cost competition," Schneiderman said. Читать дальше...

Out West, U.S. home prices are growing much faster than inflation. In parts of the East and Midwest, they’re not even keeping up.

Federal-Mogul to be acquired by Icahn Enterprises

Cash-starved craft brewers need to be careful about how they structure money-raising deals, says Jason Notte.

With a little more than three weeks until the end of the fiscal year, and about two months remaining until Election Day, lawmakers must fund the federal government or watch as national parks close and federal employees are furloughed.

For the first time since 1968, the Dallas Morning News will not be endorsing the Republican candidate for president, arguing that Donald Trump is “no Republican.”