Financial concerns about Italy have raised the issue of a breakup of the eurozone. (Reuters)
China’s October imports rise but exports are weak. (Reuters)
A deal to name a new prime minister in Greece dissolves. (Reuters)
Corporate orders fall in Japan and executives are concerned the year’s final quarter will be no better. (Reuters)
EADS delays the launch of the Airbus A350 and takes a 300 million euro write-down. (Reuters)
Costco’s (NASDAQ: COST) numbers beat consensus estimates. (Reuters)
Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) earnings are better than expected. (Reuters)
The CEO of Zynga wants some employees to return restricted shares. (WSJ)
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) may take charges they could have avoided had they not changed their status as banks. (WSJ)
A federal judge attacks a settlement between the SEC and Citigroup (NYSE: C) over fraud charges. (WSJ)
Crédit Agricole posts weak numbers on Greek debt write-downs. (WSJ)
Inventories of many U.S. firms drop, which means production probably will rise later in the year and into next. (WSJ)
Capital Research and Management, Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) largest shareholder, expresses concern about the company’s sales process. (WSJ)
Goldman sells some of its shares in China Industrial and Commercial Bank. (WSJ)
Jefferson Country, Ala., files for bankruptcy. (WSJ)
The National Association of Realtors says home prices in most cities continue to fall. (WSJ)
Michigan may take over the financially troubled city of Flint. (WSJ)
The International Energy Agency warns of rapid global warming over the next five years. (WSJ)
Weaker-than-expected earnings batter Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ: GMCR) shares. (WSJ)
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will begin to add medical clinics to some of its stores. (WSJ)
American Express OPEN says many small companies will not offer year-end bonuses. (WSJ)
The USDA lowers its forecast for corn demand. (WSJ)
The new head of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) quickens decision making. (NYT)
The EU will pass the U.S. as the largest oil importer. (NYT)
A trade war over solar parts begins between China and the U.S. (NYT)
Douglas A. McIntyre
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