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• Wall Street little changed with stimulus in focus (Reuters)
• GDP growth tepid in Q3, more Fed easing seen (Reuters)
• Merck sales disappoint, takes big Vioxx charge (Reuters)
• Halliburton shares still sliding on spill report (Reuters)
• Chevron Q3 profit dips, lags forecasts (Reuters)
• A look at economic developments around the globe (AP)
• Obama to travel to Maryland and Virginia on Friday (AP)
• Estee Lauder sees US robust US sales growth in 1Q (AP)
• EU treads uncharted waters to defend single currency (AFP)
• AIG's crown jewel AIA makes hot Hong Kong debut (Reuters)
• BA, Iberia log profits as sector pilots recovery (AFP)
• German retail sales in surprise fall (AFP)
• Duress sales lead Bend, Ore., home market (AP)
• EU's Iran sanctions avoid oil, credit doubts linger (Reuters)
• Obama to push tax break plan for businesses (Reuters)
• Suzuki, Mitsubishi issue recalls (AP)
• For Jobseekers Starting Over, Mobility is the Key (BusinessWeek)

Wall Street little changed with stimulus in focus (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:29 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday as investors continued to assess prospects for monetary stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve, with a report showing modest economic growth limiting declines.

GDP growth tepid in Q3, more Fed easing seen (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. economic growth edged up as expected in the third quarter but not enough to chip away at high unemployment or change perceptions of more monetary easing from the Federal Reserve next week.

Merck sales disappoint, takes big Vioxx charge (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:13 AM PDT Reuters - Merck & Co reported disappointing quarterly sales on Friday and took an almost $1 billion charge related to a previously disclosed U.S. government probe of its recalled Vioxx arthritis drug.

Halliburton shares still sliding on spill report (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:58 AM PDT Reuters - Halliburton Co shares continued to slide on Friday, a day after a government panel said the oilfield service company used flawed cement on the BP Plc well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Chevron Q3 profit dips, lags forecasts (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:16 AM PDT Reuters - Chevron Corp , the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by lower production and higher expenses in the United States.

A look at economic developments around the globe (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:05 AM PDT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:

Obama to travel to Maryland and Virginia on Friday (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:04 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will be focusing on the economy when he tours a Maryland business in the Washington suburbs on Friday.

Estee Lauder sees US robust US sales growth in 1Q (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:20 AM PDT AP - Rising sales at U.S. department stores helped The Estee Lauder Cos.' 1st-quarter net income rise an unexpected 36 percent.

EU treads uncharted waters to defend single currency (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:26 AM PDT AFP - The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro.

AIG's crown jewel AIA makes hot Hong Kong debut (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:44 AM PDT Reuters - AIA Group Ltd (1299.HK) surged 17 percent in its Hong Kong debut as investors, chasing exposure to Asia's fast-growing life insurance business, piled into the record offering in the world's hottest IPO market.

BA, Iberia log profits as sector pilots recovery (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:12 AM PDT AFP - British Airways and Iberia of Spain posted healthy profits on Friday, mirroring European peers Alitalia and Lufthansa, as the global economic recovery drives growing demand for air travel.

German retail sales in surprise fall (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:54 AM PDT AFP - German retail sales in September fell 2.3 percent from August in the sharpest monthly drop since March 2008, official data showed on Friday.

Duress sales lead Bend, Ore., home market (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:30 PM PDT AP - About half the home sales in Bend last month were short sales or bank-owned properties, continuing a trend since May but improving from the 74 percent peak in so-called "duress sales" reached in February 2009.

EU's Iran sanctions avoid oil, credit doubts linger (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:03 AM PDT Reuters - European sanctions on Iran are not intended to restrict Iranian imports or exports of oil, officials say, but oil companies said they remained cautious about doing business with Tehran.

Obama to push tax break plan for businesses (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:02 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will tout a proposal on Friday to provide tax relief for businesses, reviving a plan he proposed in September that would encourage companies to make capital investments.

Suzuki, Mitsubishi issue recalls (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:50 AM PDT AP - Japanese automakers Suzuki and Mitsubishi are issuing separate recalls to fix issues with crossover vehicles.

For Jobseekers Starting Over, Mobility is the Key (BusinessWeek) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek - In the 1940s, "government girls" came to Washington, D.C., to work as spies, code breakers, and clerks. Temporary government buildings were put up around the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool to accommodate the influx of workers. Inflated by government activity during World War II, the population of the capital swelled in 1943 to a record 900,000, according to Census data. This was as large as the city would grow. In the years following, D.C. slowly lost residents until its population reached a low of 519,000 in 1999.

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