Dow Floats Near 11000
The Dow Jones Industrial Average wavered around 11000 as a bleak jobs report boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will take additional action to stimulate economic growth. online.wsj.com |
Sirius Adds Subscribers
Sirius XM Radio said new-subscriber growth tripled in the third quarter and that it would sell eight-year notes to refinance shorter-term debt. It also disclosed another investigation into consumer practices. online.wsj.com |
BofA's Loss Widens
Bank of America swallowed a $10.4 billion goodwill-impairment charge as it posted a $7.3 billion loss for the third quarter. Without the $10 billion-plus non-cash charge, the bank would have earned $3.1 billion. online.wsj.com |
China's Auto Sales Run Hot
Sales in China's auto market could total more than 17 million vehicles this year and 19 million next year, a senior General Motors executive said, and surpass the home-market sales at several Western brands. online.wsj.com |
NASA Deep Impact spacecraft flies by small comet
PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft sped past a small comet Thursday, beaming pictures back to Earth that gave scientists a rare close-up view of its center. Mission controllers burst into applause upon seeing images from the flyby that revealed a peanut-shaped comet belching jets of poisonous ... feeds.washingtonpost.com |