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BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Higher On Company Earnings Wall Street Journal By William L. Watts US stock-index futures rose on Thursday, as strong company earnings boosted sentiment on Wall Street. The focus at the moment is on better-than-expected earnings" in recent days after an earlier round of disappointment on the back ... See all stories on this topic »

G-20 Seeks To Forge Currency Consensus, But Deal Elusive Wall Street Journal By Ian Talley and Nathalie Boschat GYEONGJU, South Korea -(Dow Jones)- Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations are under pressure to reach a truce in what's being called a global "currency war," but they will struggle to produce anything ... See all stories on this topic »

Toyota recalls 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon, Highlander models USA Today Just when it seemed Toyota was putting its quality problems behind it, the world's largest automaker has announced another massive recall action: 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon, Highlander and other models for brake fluid and fuel pump problems. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Bob Guccione dead at 79; created Penthouse magazine New York Daily News By Michael Sheridan Bob Guccione, who took magazine nudity to a new level -- or low -- with his hardcore Penthouse magazine, has died of cancer at the age of 79. He passed away with his wife, April Dawn Warren Guccione, and two of his children by his ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Nokia to Cut Jobs as It Tries to Catch Up to Rivals New York Times By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN BERLIN — Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, said Thursday it would eliminate 1800 jobs as it tries to streamline operations and speed up delivery of new software and better Web services for its besieged smartphones. ... See all stories on this topic »

AT&T Sales Beat Analysts' Estimates on Rising IPhone Demand Bloomberg By Greg Bensinger - Thu Oct 21 11:40:30 GMT 2010 AT&T Inc., the second-largest US mobile-phone carrier, posted third-quarter sales that beat analysts' estimates on rising demand for Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg AT&T Inc., ... See all stories on this topic »

Caterpillar profit tops Street estimate Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday and raised its full-year forecast, citing strong demand for its construction and mining equipment in the developing world. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

McDonald's Profit Rises 10% as Customers Snap Up Smoothies Bloomberg By Ian Thomson and Burt Helm - Thu Oct 21 12:06:29 GMT 2010 McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, posted a 10 percent gain in third- quarter profit after luring more customers with new menu items. Net income rose to $1.39 billion, ... See all stories on this topic »

Initial Jobless Claims in US Fell 23000 Last Week to 452000 Bloomberg By Bob Willis - Thu Oct 21 12:30:00 GMT 2010 Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that's consistent with little improvement in the labor market. Initial jobless claims declined by 23000 to 452000 in the week ended Oct. 15 ... See all stories on this topic »

Freeport Profit Beats Estimates as Copper Price Gains Bloomberg By Christopher Donville - Thu Oct 21 12:18:01 GMT 2010 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates after the price of the metal gained. ... See all stories on this topic »

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