- Incoming ECB head gives euro zone pre-summit boost (Reuters)
- Fears Euro Summit Could Miss Final Deal (FT)
- Merkel Puts Rescue Fund to German Vote (Bloomberg)
- Iron ore in record slide as China demand slows (Reuters) BHP, Rio CDS Soar
- MF Global slumps 47% on unexpected loss (FT)
- Bankers fear political moves will kill off CDS (FT)
- EU Banks Warn of Credit Drought in Push for Capital (Bloomberg)
- Analysis: Obama's moves pack political rather than economic heft (Reuters)
- BOE: QE May Not Boost Bank Lending (WSJ)
- Olympus chairman resigns, watchdog probes firm (Reuters)
- Yuan Rise Won’t Erase US Trade Deficit (Reuters)
European economic summary:
- Germany Import Price Index for September 0.6% m/m 6.9% y/y – in line with expectations. Consensus 0.6% m/m 6.9% y/y. Previous -0.7% m/m 6.6% y/y.
- France Business Survey Overall Demand for October 2.0. Previous 16.0.
- Italy Business Confidence for October 94.0 – in line with expectations. Consensus 94.0. Previous 94.5.
- Sweden Trade Balance for September (Kronor) 11.9B – higher than expected. Consensus 7.5B. Previous 5.3B. Revised 6.4B.
- UK CBI Trends Total Orders for October -18.0 – lower than expected. Consensus -7.0. Previous -9.0.
- UK CBI Trends Selling Prices for October 1.0 – lower than expected. Previous 13.0.
- UK CBI Business Optimism for October -30.0. Previous -16.0.
Global highlights courtesy of Egan-Jones:
- Home prices in 20 US cities dropped more than forecast in August.
- Japan, Australian shares fall after Europe Summit canceled.
- Merkel puts rescue fund to German vote.
- US consumer confidence unexpectedly drops to two-year low.
- 3M lowers FY EPS outlook to $5.85-5.95 (prev $6.10-6.25) on slowing global growth.
- ACE Limited posts Q3 EPS of $2.22 (cons $1.77); revs rose 31.8% to $4.34B.
- Amazon Q3 net drops 73% on heavy spending on warehouses, data centers.
- Amazon sees Q4 operating loss $200M to operating income $250M vs. est. $512.7M.
- American Fincl beats by $0.08; reaffirms FY11 EPS above consensus.
- ArcelorMittal backs out of MacArthur coal purchase.
- Boston Properties beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q4 FFO below cons.
- Broadcom Q3 profit falls 18% on rising costs; outlook falls short of estimates.
- Cardinal Health to acquire Futuremed Healthcare Products Corp. for about C$124.5M cash.
- Coach Inc.'s Q1 profit rises by 14% to $215M as revs rose 15% to $1.05B.
- CR Bard Inc. to acquire Medivance Inc. for $250M.
- Cummins slashed its profit, sales outlook for 2011, cites macroeconomic uncertainty.
- Delta Q3 results falls short on higher costs, weaker traffic.
- DreamWorks Animation's Q3 earnings dropped 51%, hurt by soft sales of DVDs.
- DuPont's Q3 net jumps 23% to $452M as revs grew by 32% to $9.2B, on higher prices.
- KKR & Co. is seeking as much as $6B or its second Asian buyout fund.
- Manitowoc beats by a cent; Q3 EPS at $0.18. Revs rose 15.9% to $935.4M.
- McKesson's Q2 net falls 9.4% to $296M undercut by legal settlement, results beat est.
- MetLife says Fed rejects plan for dividend increase, buybacks.
- MF Global shares plunge after posting biggest-ever quarterly loss of $38.8M.
- PolyOne's Q3 net comes in at $21.6M, misses forecasts. Revs rose 8% to $735.8M.
- RailAmerica beats by $0.02, posts Q3 EPS of $0.24. Revs rose 8.9% to $139.7M.
- Rayonier Inc. Q3 profit grew 67%, buoyed by higher revenue and a tax benefit.
- Reynolds American's Q3 net falls 4% to $367M on legal charges, other costs.
- TD Ameritrade posts 44% jump in Q4 profit as market turmoil drives heavy trading.
Economic Calendar: Data on Durable Orders, New Home Sales, Crude Inventories to be released.
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