The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (10/17/2011) Citi Earnings, Lowe's Layoffs

Zerohedge: Empire Fed Manufacturing Misses Expectations; Hopium Ends As Future Conditions Index Lowest Since February 2009 http://www.zerohedge.com/node/439229

MSNBC: Citigroup’s net income jumps 73 percent http://on.msnbc.com/qpgJkt

MarketWatch: Empire State regional factories index stays in negative territory for fifth straight month http://on.mktw.net/nhmAf4

NYT: DealBook: Citigroup Earnings Rise 74% to $3.8 Billion http://nyti.ms/rowoED

CNNMoney: #Citigroup earnings top forecasts, but CEO Pandit calls economic environment “challenging.” http://cnnmon.ie/qf9upl

NYT: Citigroup Earnings Rise 74% to $3.8 Billion http://nyti.ms/niv1HO

MarketWatch: Lowe’s closing 20 stores failing to perform up to expectations; 1,950 workers affected http://on.mktw.net/nNTkUF

Reuters: Citigroup reports higher net income http://reut.rs/nXZh2q

Douglas A. McIntyre