25-Oct-2012 19:20

Initial jobless claims, still volatile, dropped 23000 last week - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-weekly-jobless-claims-unemployment-durable-goods-20121025,0,3814206.story

Goods Orders Point to US Business Spending Slump: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-25/orders-for-u-s-capital-goods-stagnate-in-sign-of-spending-slump.html

Ford closing 2 more European plants - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/25/news/companies/europe-ford-plant-closings/

Pending home sales rise modestly in September - Fox Business :: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/25/pending-home-sales-rise-modestly-in-september/

Procter & Gamble Earns Breathing Room From Activist Bill Ackman - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2012/10/25/procter-gamble-earns-breathing-room-from-activist-bill-ackman-after-q3/

Random House and Penguin in "merger" talks - The Bookseller :: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/random-house-and-penguin-merger-talks.html

The Surprises in the $1 Billion Bank Suit - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-25/the-surprises-in-the-1-billion-bank-suit

Stocks Flat Amid Fitch Rumor; Zynga Up 12% - CNBC.com :: http://www.cnbc.com/id/49550723

Falling trading volumes hit CME - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08e7a5ac-1e9d-11e2-be82-00144feabdc0.html

Draghi Takes Pitch Into Lion's Den as German Faith Wavers - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-23/draghi-takes-pitch-into-lion-s-den-as-german-faith-in-ecb-wavers.html