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U.S. ECONOMY
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

bank regulation
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


CARS
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

PERSONAL FINANCE
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
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MarketWatch CEO of the Year 2013
MarketWatch CEO of the Year: Reed Hastings, Gary Kelly, Marissa Mayer, Elon Musk, Jeff Weiner, Mark Zuckerberg
MarketWatch is looking for a winning executive for its 2013 CEO of the Year Award, and we want you, our readers, to weigh in. Starting today and continuing for the next few weeks, you can vote for one of our six nominees selected from the leaders of publicly traded companies who have made this year great for their investors, employees and customers. Will it be Yahoo's Marissa Mayer? Tesla's Elon Musk? Southwest's Gary Kelly?
Click here to read the CEO bios and to vote.
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Smarter Money Trading Deck
WEEKEND SIP
Johnnie Walker's new Platinum label
At $110 the fifth, Platinum is pricey, but still costs only half of Johnnie Walker's top of the line Blue Label.

HOUSING
Hard lesson for jumbo borrowers
Jumbo borrowers who went into foreclosure are learning you can’t go home again.
House flipping makes a comeback

INVESTING
What men can
learn from women about investing
When women invest, they tend to beat men. Here are five lessons.
 
DAVID WARING
Gundlach thoughts
on extended QE
CODY WILLARD
Google bet is up 1,000% — what now?
MEENA KRISHNAMSETTY
5 banks Buffett is betting on for 2014
NEW
PETER KOHLI
3 emerging markets you need to know
BILL GUNDERSON
How Opko became my No. 1 stock
Use T-bills to beat the D.C. cease fire
More market views and investing insights »
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Retirement »

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.
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Inside MarketWatch »

President Barack Obama renews his call for a bipartisan budget effort.
politics
Obama calls again for bipartisan budget
President uses weekend speech to continue pressure on Congress to avoid the "manufactured crisis" of another government shutdown.

TECH
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.

HEALTH CARE
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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MarketWatch Radio Network »

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.
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Five years after the financial crisis, big banks are back big time. But how can investors play them?

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 »
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Markets »

156.66MDow Volume:
Avg Vol: 109.66M
Unchanged
196
Decliners
1863
Advancers
4151
Price Chg %Chg 1 Day
Range: 1 Day
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Dow
/quotes/zigman/627449 15,400 +28 0.18%
Nasdaq
/quotes/zigman/12633936 3,914 +51 1.32%
S&P 500
/quotes/zigman/3870025 1,745 +11 0.65%
GlobalDow
/quotes/zigman/629063 2,407 -1 0.06%
Gold
/quotes/zigman/662680 1,317 +2 0.14%
Oil
/quotes/zigman/2291790 99.96 -0.85 0.84%
FTSE 100
/quotes/zigman/3173262 6,635 +59 0.90%
DAX
/quotes/zigman/2380246 8,853 -12 0.13%
CAC 40
/quotes/zigman/3173214 4,274 -12 0.29%
FTSE MIB
/quotes/zigman/1482176 19,223 -48 0.25%
IBEX 35
/quotes/zigman/2759620 9,993 -9 0.09%
Stoxx 600
/quotes/zigman/2380150 319 +0 0.08%
Asia Dow
/quotes/zigman/6959860 3,099 +8 0.25%
Nikkei 225
/quotes/zigman/5986735 14,694 +132 0.91%
Hang Seng
/quotes/zigman/2622475 23,438 +98 0.42%
Shanghai
/quotes/zigman/1859015 2,229 +35 1.62%
Sensex
/quotes/zigman/1652085 20,894 +11 0.05%
Singapore
/quotes/zigman/1709939 3,196 +3 0.09%
Euro
/quotes/zigman/4867933/sampled 1.37 0.00 0.08%
Yen
/quotes/zigman/4868099/sampled 98.15 +0.27 0.28%
Pound
/quotes/zigman/4867886/sampled 1.62 0.00 0.13%
Australia$
/quotes/zigman/4867876/sampled 0.97 0.00 0.05%
DXY Index
/quotes/zigman/1652083 79.72 +0.11 0.14%
WSJ $ Idx
/quotes/zigman/9625991 72.12 +0.12 0.17%
U.S. 10yr
/quotes/zigman/15866666 2.60 +0.02 0.64%
German 10y
/quotes/zigman/15866409 1.84 +0.00 0.19%
Italy 10yr
/quotes/zigman/15866497 4.19 +0.02 0.58%
Spain 10yr
/quotes/zigman/15866444 4.27 0.00 0.01%
U.K. 10yr
/quotes/zigman/15866328 2.56 +0.01 0.57%
Japan 10yr
/quotes/zigman/15866525 0.62 +0.00 0.47%
Crude Oil
100 -1 0.84%
Gold
1,317 +2 0.14%
Corn
/quotes/zigman/1824760 443 +2 0.40%
DJIA F
/quotes/zigman/13101801 15,320 +4 0.03%
S&P F
/quotes/zigman/20258900 1,737 +1 0.03%
Silver
/quotes/zigman/662683 22 +0 1.06%

Quotes

Symbol Price Change % Change
FB /quotes/nls/fb 54.22 2.01 3.85%
AAPL /quotes/nls/aapl 508.89 4.39 0.87%
GOOG /quotes/nls/goog 1,011 122.61 13.80%
BAC /quotes/nls/bac 14.63 -0.03 -0.20%
C /quotes/nls/c 51.15 0.03 0.06%
F /quotes/nls/f 17.53 0.07 0.40%
T /quotes/nls/t 34.61 0.17 0.49%
BP /quotes/nls/bp 43.33 0.33 0.77%
GE /quotes/nls/ge 25.55 0.87 3.53%
Symbol Price Change % Change
SPX/quotes/zigman/3870025 1,745 11.35 0.65%
JPM/quotes/nls/jpm 54.30 0.09 0.17%
ATVI/quotes/nls/atvi 17.59 -0.0010 -0.0057%
DG/quotes/nls/dg 58.89 0.07 0.12%
BTH/quotes/nls/bth 12.67 -0.25 -1.93%
TRP/quotes/nls/trp 44.67 0.59 1.34%
MDBX/quotes/zigman/7157004 21.50 0.60 2.87%
GOOG/quotes/nls/goog 1,011 122.61 13.80%
10_YEAR/quotes/zigman/4868283/delayed 2.61 0.01 0.42%
SNN/quotes/nls/snn 63.98 0.50 0.79%
BSX/quotes/nls/bsx 12.28 -0.10 -0.81%
STJ/quotes/nls/stj 56.84 0.19 0.34%
ZMH/quotes/nls/zmh 88.95 1.07 1.22%
ISRG/quotes/nls/isrg 376.52 -22.61 -5.66%
BDX/quotes/nls/bdx 104.81 0.72 0.69%
SYK/quotes/nls/syk 73.46 0.91 1.25%
DHR/quotes/nls/dhr 72.00 -0.31 -0.43%
DJIA/quotes/zigman/627449 15,400 28.00 0.18%
GCZ3/quotes/zigman/662680 1,317 2.10 0.16%
COV/quotes/nls/cov 63.27 -0.33 -0.52%
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Low Interest 10.46% 10.46% 10.29%
Balance Transfer 12.49% 12.49% 12.59%
Business 12.98% 12.98% 13.13%
Student 13.27% 13.27% 13.16%
Airline 14.51% 14.51% 14.63%
Cash Back 14.62% 14.62% 14.13%
Reward 14.87% 14.87% 14.75%
Bad Credit 23.48% 23.48% 23.64%
Instant Approval 28.00% 28.00% 15.49%
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