Economy grew 2.5 pct. in Q3 as consumers rebound (AP)

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• Economy grew 2.5 pct. in Q3 as consumers rebound (AP)
• Europe crafts debt deal that pleases markets (AP)
• Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest (AP)
• Medicare relief: premiums not as high as feared (AP)
• Israeli-Egyptian swap highlights brittle ties (AP)
• Madoff: Has remorse, doesn't contemplate suicide (AP)
• Mobility falls to record low as Americans stay put (AP)
• Ohio man's widow not getting surviving exotic pets (AP)
• Poor clerk first to win million on India game show (AP)
• NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting (AP)
• Consumers, businesses pump up third-quarter growth (Reuters)
• Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt (Reuters)
• S&P 500 gains 4 percent (Reuters)
• D.Boerse urges EU regulators to take wider futures view (Reuters)
• Chrysler drives Fiat profit higher (Reuters)
• Sony buys Ericsson out of mobile phone venture (Reuters)
• Special report: Harrisburg: a city at war with itself (Reuters)
• U.S. role in arming Mexico's drug war exaggerated: study (Reuters)
• Insider trading: Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty (The Christian Science Monitor)
• 'Unearthly' beauty tops jobs: Obama freezes mining near Grand Canyon (The Christian Science Monitor)

Economy grew 2.5 pct. in Q3 as consumers rebound (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:07 AM PDT AP - A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near. Whether the strength can be sustained, though, is far from clear.

Europe crafts debt deal that pleases markets (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT AP - The excruciating work of inking a deal to contain their two-year debt crisis over, European leaders turned Thursday to a potentially more difficult task: implementing the agreement that asks banks to take on bigger losses on Greece's debts and hopes to boost the region's arsenal against market turmoil.

Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT AP - The Iraq War veteran injured in clashes between police and anti-Wall Street protesters felt so strongly about economic inequality that he wanted to do something to change it, his roommate said Thursday.

Medicare relief: premiums not as high as feared (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:13 AM PDT AP - Medicare's basic monthly premium will be much lower than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. That could pay political dividends for President Barack Obama and for Democrats struggling to win over seniors in a close election.

Israeli-Egyptian swap highlights brittle ties (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:26 PM PDT AP - Israel said Thursday that it agreed to trade Egyptian prisoners for a U.S.-Israeli citizen imprisoned in Cairo on unsubstantiated suspicions of spying to defuse a potential crisis between the two neighboring countries.

Madoff: Has remorse, doesn't contemplate suicide (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:06 AM PDT AP - Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff has told an interviewer he has terrible remorse and horrible nightmares over his epic fraud, but also said he feels happier in prison than he's felt in 20 years.

Mobility falls to record low as Americans stay put (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT AP - Yet another symptom of the economic downturn: Americans aren't moving.

Ohio man's widow not getting surviving exotic pets (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:22 PM PDT AP - The six surviving exotic animals freed by their suicidal owner in Ohio will be kept under quarantine at a zoo for now instead of going to the man's widow, the state Agriculture Department ordered Thursday.

Poor clerk first to win million on India game show (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:52 AM PDT AP - A poor government clerk from a desolate region of eastern India has become the first person ever to win $1 million on an Indian game show.

NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT AP - The NCAA is giving college sports a whole new look.

Consumers, businesses pump up third-quarter growth (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - The economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of the year.

Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:11 AM PDT Reuters - Euro zone leaders struck a last-minute deal to limit the damage from the currency bloc's debt crisis early on Thursday but are still far from finalizing plans to slash Greece's debt burden and strengthen their rescue fund.

S&P 500 gains 4 percent (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT Reuters - The S&P 500 advanced more than 4 percent while the Dow and Nasdaq added to gains on Thursday on optimism about an agreement to help tackle the European debt crisis.

D.Boerse urges EU regulators to take wider futures view (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:34 AM PDT Reuters - Deutsche Boerse AG sought to convince EU regulators to judge its bid for NYSE Euronext by assessing over-the-counter derivatives trading and not only its impact on the smaller exchange-listed market, in its bid to win clearance for the deal.

Chrysler drives Fiat profit higher (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - Fiat-Chrysler's third-quarter trading profit was well above forecasts at 851 million euros, with U.S. automaker Chrysler contributing as much as two-thirds of it and helping offset weak European sales.

Sony buys Ericsson out of mobile phone venture (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - Sony Corp is to take over its mobile phone joint venture with Ericsson for 1.05 billion euros ($1.5 billion), as it seeks to exploit its music and video to help it catch smartphone leaders such as Apple Inc.

Special report: Harrisburg: a city at war with itself (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:03 AM PDT Reuters - For three days last summer, Mayor Linda Thompson joined religious leaders to pray for a "cooperative spirit" among city leaders, the business community and residents here in Pennsylvania's state capital.

U.S. role in arming Mexico's drug war exaggerated: study (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - Mexico's hardline fight against drug gangs has driven violence to levels higher in than many war zones but the role the United States plays in arming these brutal cartels appears exaggerated, independent arms researchers said on Thursday.

Insider trading: Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:33 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A former member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble appeared in federal court in New York Wednesday to face charges that he leaked confidential information to a hedge fund manager who used the tips to earn easy profits and avoid significant losses.

'Unearthly' beauty tops jobs: Obama freezes mining near Grand Canyon (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Teddy Roosevelt can rest easy. The Obama administration on Wednesday formally unveiled a plan to ban new uranium and other mining claims on 1 million acres of federal lands bordering the Grand Canyon for 20 years â€" a move that follows in the footsteps of the 26th president's efforts in the early part of last century.

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