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Get ready for U.S. jobs report... Tuesday edition
The shutdown-delayed nonfarm-payrolls report is coming 18 days late. With a Fed taper now unlikely this year, its impact may be less than last month's.
• What to look for in shutdown-delayed data
• Treasury's Lew pleads for no shutdown repeat
Is it wise to break up big banks?
Commentary: Some experts are calling for big banks to be dismantled. Here's why that might not be the best way to protect the U.S. financial system.
• J.P. Morgan in tentative $13 billion probe deal
• Bank of America faces $6 billion FHFA fine
• Deutsche Bank widens rate-rigging probe
Mercedes CLA: For the masses
Mercedes-Benz reaches out to a broader market with its CLA Class, but it doesn't skimp, says Dan Neil.
• Dan Neil on Mercedes SL550's tech wizardry
Your home insurance: to file or not to file
Homeowner insurance claims can lead to a 15% to 20% jump in your premium so think before you file, writes Jennifer Waters.
• House flipping makes a comeback
• Hotels hire specialists to cure hangovers
need to know
• Hasbro third-quarter profit up 17%
• Earnings lift Europe stocks for 8th straight day
• Stocks to watch Monday: McDonald's, Netflix
• Dollar inches higher | Gold gains
• U.S. Steel expects $1.8 billion Q3 write-down
• Asia stocks rise, as China leads
• Caesars exits $1 billion Boston casino project
• Australia nervous as brush fires worsen
• Fugitive ex-UBS banker arrested in tax probe
• Berlusconi ban may trigger more upheaval
tech and media
Apple’s new iPads face tougher task
With Apple sticking to premium prices, will the iPads expected Tuesday have what it takes to take on cheaper tablets?
• Netflix expected to grow earnings, subscribers
• BlackBerry finally outshines Apple
• Upgrade cycle is shorter for iPad than iPhone
COMMENTARY SPOTLIGHT
Hong Kong dollar peg may not last
Hong Kong’s currency peg to the U.S. dollar celebrates its 30th anniversary, but Craig Stephen says its days are numbered, and for good reason.
• The gravest threat to investors now
focus on europe
EDF to build U.K. nuclear plant
After two years of talks, the French power utility signs a £16 billion deal to construct the first U.K. nuclear plant in 30 years, with Chinese involvement.
• SAP profit jumps; warns on sales growth
• Merlin launches £200 million IPO
• Vodafone execs get Verizon deal windfall
Retirement
Stretch that 1.5% Social Security COLA raise
Social Security payments likely will increase only 1.5% in 2014. But even a small COLA can be a big help if you know how to use it.
• Average 401(k) has nearly doubled since '08
• Veterans often lose out on Social Security
• Hasbro third-quarter profit up 17%
• Earnings lift Europe stocks for 8th straight day
• Stocks to watch Monday: McDonald's, Netflix
• Dollar inches higher | Gold gains
• U.S. Steel expects $1.8 billion Q3 write-down
• Asia stocks rise, as China leads
• Caesars exits $1 billion Boston casino project
• Australia nervous as brush fires worsen
• Fugitive ex-UBS banker arrested in tax probe
• Berlusconi ban may trigger more upheaval
Apple’s new iPads face tougher task
With Apple sticking to premium prices, will the iPads expected Tuesday have what it takes to take on cheaper tablets?
• Netflix expected to grow earnings, subscribers
• BlackBerry finally outshines Apple
• Upgrade cycle is shorter for iPad than iPhone
Hong Kong dollar peg may not last
Hong Kong’s currency peg to the U.S. dollar celebrates its 30th anniversary, but Craig Stephen says its days are numbered, and for good reason.
• The gravest threat to investors now
EDF to build U.K. nuclear plant
After two years of talks, the French power utility signs a £16 billion deal to construct the first U.K. nuclear plant in 30 years, with Chinese involvement.
• SAP profit jumps; warns on sales growth
• Merlin launches £200 million IPO
• Vodafone execs get Verizon deal windfall
Stretch that 1.5% Social Security COLA raise
Social Security payments likely will increase only 1.5% in 2014. But even a small COLA can be a big help if you know how to use it.
• Average 401(k) has nearly doubled since '08
• Veterans often lose out on Social Security
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Why boomer men are taking the Botox plunge
The number of men signing on for cosmetic-surgery procedures has risen steadily over the past decade, and doctors and dermatologists say that anxiety over job security among boomer-age men is one of the main factors driving the growth.
The number of men signing on for cosmetic-surgery procedures has risen steadily over the past decade, and doctors and dermatologists say that anxiety over job security among boomer-age men is one of the main factors driving the growth.
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Obama calls again for bipartisan budget
President uses weekend speech to continue pressure on Congress to avoid the "manufactured crisis" of another government shutdown.
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BlackBerry finally outshines Apple
Is it lights out for BlackBerry? One New Yorker is determined to brighten BlackBerry’s future by repurposing the old phones into chandeliers.
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Data issue widens Obamacare woes
Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data.
• EHealth shows jump in policy pricing
• 10 things Obamacare won’t tell you
• 5 ways to avoid high retirement health costs
• Tips for Medicare’s open enrollment season
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Obama calls again for bipartisan budget
President uses weekend speech to continue pressure on Congress to avoid the "manufactured crisis" of another government shutdown.
BlackBerry finally outshines Apple
Is it lights out for BlackBerry? One New Yorker is determined to brighten BlackBerry’s future by repurposing the old phones into chandeliers.
Data issue widens Obamacare woes
Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data.
• EHealth shows jump in policy pricing
• 10 things Obamacare won’t tell you
• 5 ways to avoid high retirement health costs
• Tips for Medicare’s open enrollment season
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The U.S.’s new image problem
America’s image has been damaged by the debt-ceiling fight, which will cost the country, according to economist Ben Jones.
America’s image has been damaged by the debt-ceiling fight, which will cost the country, according to economist Ben Jones.
Five years after the financial crisis, big banks are back big time. But how can investors play them?
MIght Bank of America be
worth more dead than alive?
B. of A. was one of the hardest hit, share-price-wise, during the financial crisis, and the company has yet to really recover for investors, but that could be a sign that there is value to be had in the stock.
• Morgan Stanley’s future is bright for investors
• Tarnished J.P. Morgan holds luster for investors
• ETFs to play financials | Trading Strategies
• No sign of a top yet: Banking stocks are hot
• The Dow picked Goldman Sachs, should you?
• Sound off on MarketWatch's Earnings Wall
• See full October Trading Strategies report »
worth more dead than alive?
B. of A. was one of the hardest hit, share-price-wise, during the financial crisis, and the company has yet to really recover for investors, but that could be a sign that there is value to be had in the stock.
• Morgan Stanley’s future is bright for investors
• Tarnished J.P. Morgan holds luster for investors
• ETFs to play financials | Trading Strategies
• No sign of a top yet: Banking stocks are hot
• The Dow picked Goldman Sachs, should you?
• Sound off on MarketWatch's Earnings Wall
• See full October Trading Strategies report »
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