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TABLETS AGAIN DRIVE VERIZON'S SUBSCRIBER GROWTH 

Verizon posted a 3Q profit of $3.7 billion, or 89c a share. Revenue rose 4.3% to $31.59 billion. Verizon said it added 1.52 million of its most lucrative long-term wireless contracts, again driven by a surge in tablet connections.

 
MCDONALD'S PROFIT FALLS 30% ON U.S., CHINA WOES 
 

McDonald's promised significant changes after reporting a worse-than-expected 30% drop in 3Q earnings and calling its challenges "more formidable than expected." Revenue fell 5% to $6.99 billion.

 
CEO OF TOTAL DIES IN MOSCOW PLANE CRASH 
 

Russian investigators said that the plane that crashed in Moscow killing Total's chief executive and three crew members hit a snow-removal vehicle, whose driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, before bursting into flames and plowing into the runway.

 
COKE UNVEILS BROADER COST-CUTTING PLAN 
 

Coca-Cola unveiled a broader cost-cutting program and warned it doesn't expect to meet its previous financial targets as it again posted lackluster soda volume and struggled with currency headwinds. Shares fell 5%.

 
JPMORGAN FINED BY EU OVER RATE RIGGING, CARTEL 
 

J.P. Morgan was fined more than EUR72 million by European Union regulators for rigging a benchmark interest rate and operating a separate cartel in derivatives linked to the Swiss franc.

 
U.S. STOCKS EXTEND GAINS 
 

U.S. stocks rose on the heels of the largest two-day gain for the Dow industrials since February. U.S. and European shares gained on news that the ECB is considering purchases of corporate bonds.

 
CHINA GROWTH SLOWS TO 7.3% 
 

China's economy in the third quarter grew at its slowest pace in five years as it battles a slumping real-estate market and weak domestic demand and industrial production.

 
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES SALES RISE 
 

United Technologies said its 3Q sales rose 4.6% to $16.17 billion, driven by higher equipment orders at its Otis elevator and other businesses. Overall, the company reported a profit of $1.85 billion.

 
LOCKHEED MARTIN FORECASTS SALES, MARGINS DROP 
 

Lockheed Martin's 3Q profit rose to $888 million, beating forecasts, but says it sees sales and margins dropping sequentially in 2015, even if lawmakers approve the Pentagon's existing budget plan. Shares fell 4%.

 
KIMBERLY-CLARK TO CUT UP TO 1,300 JOBS 
 

Kimberly-Clark reported a 3Q profit of $562 million. Sales increased 3.4% to $5.4 billion. The company plans to cut up to 1,300 jobs as part of a restructuring initiative to cut costs.

 
LDK SOLAR USA FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY 
 

LDK Solar USA filed for Chapter 11 protection to implement a debt-restructuring agreement with senior bondholders owed about $295 million.

 
 
 
 
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