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Asian markets were in hesitant mood on Tuesday as investors wondered what China’s response would be to civil unrest in Hong Kong, while the U.S. Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters blocked Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, in one of the biggest political challenges to Beijing since the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years ago. The unrest was an added complication for investors amid long-standing concerns about the health of China’s economy.

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Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 6 can now be sold in China, after the firm received a license for the device to be used on China’s wireless networks. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on its website on Tuesday that it had approved the iPhone 6 after Apple addressed potential security risks that could allow personal data to leak. The iPhone 6 had been released in other countries, including the United States, on September 19 but Apple did not give a release data for China.

After 16 straight months of outflows and a 3.49 percent return over the past year, worse than 75 percent of its peers, the $222 billion Total Return Fund (PMBIX.O) is failing Phillip’s standards when it comes to meeting the retirement needs of his customers.

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Clearpool Group CEO Peter Kenny says he likes health care, pharma and regional banks this fall.

Europe is a “slacker with low expectations”, run by politicians that strangle technological progress, Peter Thiel says. The FT reports.

International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. applied to create its third U.S. options exchange.

U.S. equity options exchanges agreed to a set of rules in an effort to avoid market mishaps.