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• Euro zone deal sparks rally on Wall Street (Reuters)
• Consumers, businesses pump up Q3 growth (Reuters)
• Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt (Reuters)
• Exxon profit rises 41 percent but output down (Reuters)
• Avon under SEC investigation; shares drop (Reuters)
• Earnings Preview: Merck reports on third quarter (AP)
• Census: A historic low for Americans on the move (AP)
• Royal Caribbean 3Q net income rises 14 percent (AP)
• Greece: stocks up but opposition blasts debt deal (AP)
• Republican proposes reshaping mortgage market (Reuters)
• Georgia OKs Swiss plan in WTO talks with Russia (AP)
• Wal-Mart out of NYC office and back to basics (AP)
• Contracts to buy homes fell 4.6 percent in Sept. (AP)
• US natural gas supplies grew last week (AP)
• House repeals law withholding contractors' taxes (AP)
• Chrysler posts $212M 3Q profit (AP)

Euro zone deal sparks rally on Wall Street (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:37 AM PDT Reuters - Stocks surged 2 percent on Thursday after European leaders reached a long-awaited agreement to boost the region's bailout fund and struck a deal with banks and insurers to accept 50 percent losses on Greek bonds.

Consumers, businesses pump up Q3 growth (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:44 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.

Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:02 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.

Exxon profit rises 41 percent but output down (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:06 AM PDT Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp's profit rose 41 percent in the third quarter, as gains in crude oil prices and higher refining margins boosted results while production disappointed.

Avon under SEC investigation; shares drop (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:17 AM PDT Reuters - Regulators subpoenaed Avon Products Inc over its contact with analysts, and the company is under a formal investigation over whether it failed to comply with bribery laws in China and elsewhere.

Earnings Preview: Merck reports on third quarter (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:48 PM PDT AP - Merck & Co. Inc., which reports its third-quarter results before the stock markets open Friday, will discuss launch plans for some newly approved drugs — two of which are likely blockbusters — along with a joint venture sale and some executive changes.

Census: A historic low for Americans on the move (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:29 AM PDT AP - Americans are staying put more than at any time since World War II, as the housing bust and unemployment keep young adults at home and thwart older Americans' plans for a beachfront or lakeside retirement.

Royal Caribbean 3Q net income rises 14 percent (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:57 AM PDT AP - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s third-quarter net income rose 14 percent as it made more money from cruise passengers and demand grew for its Caribbean and Alaskan itineraries.

Greece: stocks up but opposition blasts debt deal (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:42 AM PDT AP - Shares on Greece's stock market closed sharply up Thursday following a debt deal reached by European leaders that the country's finance minister described as a new starting point for the country.

Republican proposes reshaping mortgage market (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - A top Republican in the House of Representatives on Thursday proposed legislation to retool the mortgage market and pave the way for a larger private sector role in the housing finance system.

Georgia OKs Swiss plan in WTO talks with Russia (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:33 AM PDT AP - Georgia said Thursday it has accepted a Swiss proposal that could open the way for Russia to join the World Trade Organization.

Wal-Mart out of NYC office and back to basics (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2011 12:15 PM PDT AP - Wal-Mart will shutter its fashion office in Manhattan less than three years after arriving as the retailer shifts its focus back to basic items like socks and jeans, and away from trendier lines of clothing seen at its stores in recent years.

Contracts to buy homes fell 4.6 percent in Sept. (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:10 AM PDT AP - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell for the third straight month in September after the spring-and-summer peak buying season failed to entice new buyers.

US natural gas supplies grew last week (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT AP - The nation's natural gas supplies rose last week, the government said Thursday.

House repeals law withholding contractors' taxes (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:55 AM PDT AP - In a rare show of unity in a bitterly partisan year, the House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to repeal a law requiring federal, state and local governments to withhold 3 percent of what contractors are owed until they pay their taxes.

Chrysler posts $212M 3Q profit (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:46 AM PDT AP - Rising sales and higher prices helped push Chrysler Group LLC back into the black in the latest quarter, another sign that the once-troubled company is turning around under its new Italian management.

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