Economy grew 2.5 pct. in Q3 as consumers rebound (AP)

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• Economy grew 2.5 pct. in Q3 as consumers rebound (AP)
• Europe crafts debt deal that pleases markets (AP)
• Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest (AP)
• Israeli-Egyptian swap highlights brittle ties (AP)
• Stocks surge on European debt deal; Dow gains 339 (AP)
• Madoff: Has remorse, doesn't contemplate suicide (AP)
• Medicare premiums up — but not as much as expected (AP)
• Ohio man's widow not getting surviving exotic pets (AP)
• Poor clerk first to win million on India game show (AP)
• NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting (AP)
• Wall Street soars 3 percent as Europe deal draws buyers (Reuters)
• Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt (Reuters)
• HP decides to keep PC division (Reuters)
• Consumers, businesses pump up third-quarter growth (Reuters)
• D.Boerse urges EU regulators to take wider futures view (Reuters)
• Chrysler drives Fiat profit higher (Reuters)
• Sony buys Ericsson out of mobile phone venture (Reuters)
• Special report: Harrisburg: a city at war with itself (Reuters)
• Insider trading: Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty (The Christian Science Monitor)
• 'Unearthly' beauty tops jobs: Obama freezes mining near Grand Canyon (The Christian Science Monitor)

Economy grew 2.5 pct. in Q3 as consumers rebound (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:07 AM PDT AP - A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near. Whether the strength can be sustained, though, is far from clear.

Europe crafts debt deal that pleases markets (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT AP - The excruciating work of inking a deal to contain their two-year debt crisis over, European leaders turned Thursday to a potentially more difficult task: implementing the agreement that asks banks to take on bigger losses on Greece's debts and hopes to boost the region's arsenal against market turmoil.

Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:27 PM PDT AP - The Iraq War veteran injured in clashes between police and anti-Wall Street protesters felt so strongly about economic inequality that he wanted to do something to change it, his roommate said Thursday.

Israeli-Egyptian swap highlights brittle ties (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:36 PM PDT AP - Israel said Thursday that it agreed to trade Egyptian prisoners for a U.S.-Israeli citizen imprisoned in Cairo on unsubstantiated suspicions of spying to defuse a potential crisis between the two neighboring countries.

Stocks surge on European debt deal; Dow gains 339 (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:25 PM PDT AP - The Dow Jones industrial average surged nearly 340 points Thursday after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load and prevent the crisis there from engulfing larger countries like Italy. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is close to having its best month since 1974.

Madoff: Has remorse, doesn't contemplate suicide (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT AP - Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff has told an interviewer he has terrible remorse and horrible nightmares over his epic fraud, but also said he feels happier in prison than he's felt in 20 years.

Medicare premiums up — but not as much as expected (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT AP - Good news for seniors: The government says Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise less than expected next year, by $3.50 for most.

Ohio man's widow not getting surviving exotic pets (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT AP - The six surviving exotic animals freed by their suicidal owner in Ohio will be kept under quarantine at a zoo for now instead of going to the man's widow, the state Agriculture Department ordered Thursday.

Poor clerk first to win million on India game show (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:52 AM PDT AP - A poor government clerk from a desolate region of eastern India has become the first person ever to win $1 million on an Indian game show.

NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT AP - The NCAA is giving college sports a whole new look.

Wall Street soars 3 percent as Europe deal draws buyers (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - Stocks surged 3 percent on Thursday as an agreement by European leaders to help contain the region's two-year debt crisis lifted a cloud hovering over markets.

Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:11 AM PDT Reuters - Euro zone leaders struck a last-minute deal to limit the damage from the currency bloc's debt crisis early on Thursday but are still far from finalizing plans to slash Greece's debt burden and strengthen their rescue fund.

HP decides to keep PC division (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - Hewlett-Packard said on Thursday it has decided to retain the personal computer unit following an extensive review of the high volume but low-margin business.

Consumers, businesses pump up third-quarter growth (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - The economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of the year.

D.Boerse urges EU regulators to take wider futures view (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:34 AM PDT Reuters - Deutsche Boerse AG sought to convince EU regulators to judge its bid for NYSE Euronext by assessing over-the-counter derivatives trading and not only its impact on the smaller exchange-listed market, in its bid to win clearance for the deal.

Chrysler drives Fiat profit higher (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - Fiat-Chrysler's third-quarter trading profit was well above forecasts at 851 million euros, with U.S. automaker Chrysler contributing as much as two-thirds of it and helping offset weak European sales.

Sony buys Ericsson out of mobile phone venture (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - Sony Corp is to take over its mobile phone joint venture with Ericsson for 1.05 billion euros ($1.5 billion), as it seeks to exploit its music and video to help it catch smartphone leaders such as Apple Inc.

Special report: Harrisburg: a city at war with itself (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:03 AM PDT Reuters - For three days last summer, Mayor Linda Thompson joined religious leaders to pray for a "cooperative spirit" among city leaders, the business community and residents here in Pennsylvania's state capital.

Insider trading: Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:33 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A former member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble appeared in federal court in New York Wednesday to face charges that he leaked confidential information to a hedge fund manager who used the tips to earn easy profits and avoid significant losses.

'Unearthly' beauty tops jobs: Obama freezes mining near Grand Canyon (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Teddy Roosevelt can rest easy. The Obama administration on Wednesday formally unveiled a plan to ban new uranium and other mining claims on 1 million acres of federal lands bordering the Grand Canyon for 20 years â€" a move that follows in the footsteps of the 26th president's efforts in the early part of last century.

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