Daily Investor Briefing: Wall St. falls for third day, led by...

	Click to View in Browser 01/13/2015 Wall St. falls for third day, led by energy NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down in a volatile session on Tuesday, led by a drop in materials and energy shares following further weakness in commodity prices and as the S&P 500 broke below a key technical level. Oil near six-year low; Brent trades at par to U.S. crude NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil tumbled 5 percent to near six-year lows before recovering ground on Tuesday, and Brent briefly traded at par to U.S. crude for the first time in three months as some traders moved to take advantage of ample storage space in the United States. U.S. small business confidence at eight-year high; job openings rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small business optimism jumped in December to its highest level in more than eight years, the latest sign of strength in the economy even as dark clouds settle over global growth. U.S. insurer MetLife to sue regulators over high-risk tag WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MetLife Inc said it plans to sue U.S. regulators on Tuesday over a decision to subject the insurer to tougher oversight because it harbors enough risk to endanger the financial system in a crisis. After losing GM business, Ally looks to other automakers to grow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ally Financial Inc will overcome General Motors Co's decision to stop using the lender for discounted leases on new cars by expanding business with dealers for other automakers, a spokeswoman said late Monday. Citigroup quietly scales back in consumer banking NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has been quietly scaling back its consumer banking presence in some of the world's major cities, pulling out from markets where it does not have enough branches to be competitive. Airbus to juggle jet production, defends poor-selling A380 TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Airbus edged closer toward raising production of its best-selling model on Tuesday, declaring the supply chain stable and hinting at a decision to produce more of its A320 cash cow in coming months. Air France-KLM says premature to detail cost cuts PARIS (Reuters) - France-Dutch airline Air France-KLM on Tuesday denied a report in French daily Le Figaro that it could announce around 5,000 jobs in the coming weeks. Alibaba agrees to block sale of dangerous toys in U.S.: commission HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to prevent the sale of up to 15 illegal or dangerous toys in the United States, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) chairman said on Tuesday. Exclusive: Tradeworx founder Narang leaves high-frequency firm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manoj Narang, an outspoken proponent of high-frequency trading and one of the industry's few visible faces, is leaving Tradeworx, a firm he founded in 1999 that only became active in high-speed trading during the financial crisis in 2008. Related Video Detroit follows the money.. to trucks Breakingviews: Carmakers spin their wheels Related News How to avoid the high price of social media envy Kaisa an object lesson in the perils of China A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend