OIL GIANT TOTAL CEO DIES IN MOSCOW PLANE CRASH

French oil company Total said Chairman and Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie died Monday in a plane crash at a Russian airport. He was 63 years old.

APPLE'S SALES IN GREATER CHINA SLOW

Record demand for new larger-screen iPhones helped lift Apple's earnings in the latest quarter, but the technology company's revenue growth in Greater China, which includes Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, slowed sharply.

IBM PULLS PROFIT GOAL

International Business Machines has abandoned a longtime earnings target, reported sharply lower third-quarter profit on a surprising 4% downturn in sales, and said it would divest semiconductor operations that underpin much of its remaining computer business.

JAGUAR LAND ROVER OPENS CHINA PLANT

Jaguar Land Rover opened its first plant in China as part of a manufacturing push aimed at more than doubling global sales by the end of this decade.

SOME SAMSUNG MOBILE DEVICES GET NSA APPROVAL

Samsung Electronics said the U.S. National Security Agency approved a number of its mobile devices for use by government officials to carry classified information.

SWEDBANK PLANS JOB CUTS TO LOWER COSTS

Swedish lender Swedbank Tuesday reported a 9% jump in third-quarter net profit and said it would cut between 600 to 800 position over the next two years, mainly through attrition, to lower costs.

GIC BUYS TOKYO OFFICE PROPERTY FOR $1.7 BILLION

Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC said it has acquired prime office space in the Pacific Century Place Marunouchi building in central Tokyo, in a bid to grab a slice of the Japanese capital's hot property market.

ABBVIE, SHIRE TERMINATE YEAR'S BIGGEST DEAL

AbbVie and Shire officially agreed to terminate their $54 billion deal, killing the year's biggest agreed-upon merger and giving a win to the Obama administration, which has fought overseas merger deals prompted by tax advantages.

AMERICA MOVIL RAISES STAKE IN TELEKOM AUSTRIA

Mexican telecommunications heavyweight America Movil said it obtained an additional 8.7% of Telekom Austria in an extended purchase offer, bringing its stake in the European company to around 59.7%.

FASHION DESIGNER OSCAR DE LA RENTA DIES AT 82

Oscar de la Renta, a renowned American fashion designer famed for his glamorous red-carpet gowns and smart suits for ladies who lunch, died Monday evening at the age of 82, a spokeswoman for his fashion house confirmed.