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• Wall St pares losses; all indexes positive (Reuters)
• Consumer spending up in September on savings (Reuters)
• Euro fund head: no quick China deal; Italy costs up (Reuters)
• Total, Chevron profits lifted by firm oil price (Reuters)
• MF Global stock, bonds fall again as clouds darken (Reuters)
• How the major stock indexes fared Thursday (AP)
• Summer growth calms recession fears: Will it last? (AP)
• Cigna 3Q profit falls, but expects 2012 growth (AP)
• Europe's New Debt Crisis Agreement: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Time.com)
• Is General Mills Going Through the Grinder? (The Motley Fool)
• Swiss Re reclaims prized S&P credit rating (Reuters)
• Metro seen cutting profit goal, CEO news eyed (Reuters)
• Oil price lower a day after big rally (AP)
• Deficit-cutting panel looking at benefits, taxes (AP)
• Chrysler CEO says 2-class wage structure has to go (AP)

Wall St pares losses; all indexes positive (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:17 AM PDT Reuters - Stocks pared losses by midmorning on Friday, with all three major indexes turning positive.

Consumer spending up in September on savings (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:02 AM PDT Reuters - Sluggish growth in U.S. consumer income in September led households to cut back on saving to increase their spending, casting doubts over the durability of the economy's third-quarter growth spurt.

Euro fund head: no quick China deal; Italy costs up (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - The head of Europe's bailout fund sought financial support from China on Friday to help resolve the bloc's debt crisis, saying that while no quick deal was in sight he was still confident Beijing would keep buying bonds issued by his fund.

Total, Chevron profits lifted by firm oil price (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - Chevron Corp and Total posted higher quarterly profits on Friday, the latest two major oil companies to reap the benefit of firm oil prices and rosier refinery conditions.

MF Global stock, bonds fall again as clouds darken (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - Shares of MF Global Holdings Ltd hit another all-time low and bonds were in freefall on Friday as troubles intensified for the U.S. futures brokerage that is looking to sell off units in order to retain customers, and to survive.

How the major stock indexes fared Thursday (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:29 PM PDT AP - Stocks surged Thursday after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load and prevent the financial crisis there from engulfing larger countries like Italy. The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest gain since Aug. 11th. Stronger U.S. economic growth and corporate earnings also drove markets higher. The Dow closed above 12,000 for the first time since Aug. 1.

Summer growth calms recession fears: Will it last? (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:06 PM PDT AP - A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near.

Cigna 3Q profit falls, but expects 2012 growth (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:04 AM PDT AP - Cigna Corp.'s third-quarter profit tumbled 35 percent due to a bigger hit from some discontinued businesses, but income from its main segments grew and it became the latest managed care company to forecast 2012 growth.

Europe's New Debt Crisis Agreement: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Time.com) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:35 AM PDT Time.com - Sometimes I think the euro zone debt crisis is like watching a remake of the Bill Murray classic Groundhog Day, with the screenplay written by Financial Times correspondents

Is General Mills Going Through the Grinder? (The Motley Fool) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:54 AM PDT The Motley Fool - General Mills' (NYSE: GIS - News) solid first-quarter results beat estimates despite a difficult economic environment. However, rising costs took away some of the shine from its strong sales.

Swiss Re reclaims prized S&P credit rating (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - Swiss Re has regained a prized credit rating lost during the financial crisis, a key step toward the reinsurer's goal of expanding its business.

Metro seen cutting profit goal, CEO news eyed (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:56 AM PDT Reuters - Metro AG could become the latest European retailer to warn on profits next week, piling pressure on the German group to sort out a successor to Chief Executive Eckhard Cordes.

Oil price lower a day after big rally (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:40 AM PDT AP - Oil prices are lower alongside modest declines on Wall Street as investors acknowledge that Europe needs to tighten its belt for years as it works through a credit crisis.

Deficit-cutting panel looking at benefits, taxes (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:55 PM PDT AP - Rival deficit-cutting plans advanced by Republicans and Democrats on Congress' secretive supercommittee would both mean smaller-than-expected cost of living benefit increases for veterans and federal retirees as well as Social Security recipients and bump up taxes for some individuals and families, according to officials familiar with the recommendations.

Chrysler CEO says 2-class wage structure has to go (AP) Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:57 AM PDT AP - The head of Chrysler says the carmaker's two-class wage system has to go.

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