Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters)
Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters)
Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter profits and says the U.S. will be a difficult market. (Reuters)
Boeing (NYSE: BA) may have trouble with its 787 deliveries after flaws were found in the body of the aircraft. (Reuters)
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Redbox set a deal to compete with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). (Reuters)
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may open a physical store in Seattle. (Reuters)
House Republicans move to reopen debate on the Keystone XL pipeline. (Reuters)
Problems with regulators have made the Medco (NYSE: MHS) merger with Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) less likely. (Reuters)
The U.S. will create programs to help the troubled money market industry. (WSJ)
Barclays (NYSE: BCS), Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS) will bid as the New York Fed auctions risky bonds it got as part of its AIG (NYSE: AIG) bailout. (WSJ)
Greece will cut 15,000 public sector jobs. (WSJ)
Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) wants a 2.25% royalty on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone sales based on IP claims. (WSJ)
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Univision are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel. (WSJ)
India cuts its growth forecast to 6.9%. (WSJ)
Eugene Isenberg of Nabor Industries (NYSE: NBR) gives up a $100 million retirement payout. (WSJ)
The Obama budget will have $3 trillion in cuts over 10 years and $1.5 trillion in new taxes — mostly on the rich. (WSJ)
Japan wants to enter a large Asia-Pacific trade agreement, but the U.S. may object. (WSJ)
Satellite makers say that U.S. regulations make it difficult for them to compete overseas. (WSJ)
Republic Airways (NASDAQ: RJET) is about to sell Frontier. (WSJ)
New LeadershipIQ research breaks companies into four groups based on management style and systems to create results. (WSJ)
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) promotes a manager to be the new CEO of its China operations. (WSJ)
Some large European banks will not take European Central Bank loans because they fear it will make them appear weak. (WSJ)
BP (NYSE: BP) raises its dividend. (FT)
An escrow fund may be set to help Greece instead of all aid money going to the nation directly. (FT)
Farmers to plant the largest corn crop since 1984. (Bloomberg)
Walmart will lower fat, sodium and sugar in some foods. (Bloomberg)
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