  | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday after a series of weak sessions as strong earnings from technology bellwether Cisco and two retail chains boosted sentiment. | | |  | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales fell in October for the first time in three months as superstorm Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases, suggesting a loss of momentum in spending early in the fourth quarter. | | | |  | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - A reduction in broadcast revenue for Manchester United pushed underlying core earnings 15 percent lower at the English Premier League soccer club in the quarter to end-September. | | | |  | | | | | (Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co teen clothing retailer posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday after improved demand in foreign markets, prompting the company to forecast yearly earnings above Wall Street's estimates. | | | |  | | | | | (Reuters) - Staples Inc , the largest U.S. office supply chain, reported a slightly better than expected quarterly profit, as costs declined and sales in North America held up, although weakness in Europe and Australia hit overall revenue. | | | |  | | | | | PERTH (Reuters) - BHP Billiton expects to expand its iron ore capacity by nearly a fifth just by working its mines, rail lines and port harder as it looks to control costs in a softer iron ore market, the global miner's iron ore chief said on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | | BARCELONA (Reuters) - Companies will double or triple spending on cybersecurity in the coming years as attacks grow more sophisticated and frequent, creating a billion dollar business opportunity for U.S. carrier AT&T Inc, it said on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | | KADOMA, Japan (Reuters) - About a fifth of Panasonic Corp's 88 business units are losing money and only half so far meet a target for at least 5 percent operating margin, the Japanese electronics group's finance chief said in an interview on Wednesday. | | | | | | BARCELONA (Reuters) - Omnicom Group , the biggest ad agency in the United States, said it is feeling "increasingly positive" on the outlook for the advertising market next year, despite a low-growth economy persisting across the globe. | | |  | | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it will recall 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including some of its popular Prius hybrid cars, for steering and water pump problems in the carmaker's second multimillion-vehicle recall in a little over a month. | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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