  | | | Fed officials eye inflation, jobs in dueling QE arguments | | Top Federal Reserve officials on Friday gave only modest hints as to when a massive bond-buying program would be drawn down, with one saying they needed to wait for signs of rising inflation and two others reinforcing an argument the Fed has waited too long. | | |  | | | U.S. factory growth hits fastest pace in 2-1/2 years | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years in October, according to an industry report, signaling a strong start to fourth-quarter factory activity despite a government shutdown during the first half of the month. | | | |  | | | Exclusive: Zurich CFO suicide review uncovers no impropriety - sources | | ZURICH (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance is expected to tell investors its finance chief Pierre Wauthier was not subjected to undue strain in the run-up to his suicide and there was no evidence of impropriety in the company's finances, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters. | | | |  | | | U.S. government shutdown dampens October car sales | | DETROIT (Reuters) - The 16-day U.S. government shutdown in early October appeared to dampen consumers' appetite for new cars, as seven of the top eight automakers reporting monthly sales on Friday missed analysts' expectations. | | | | | Exclusive: Road-paint supplier Ennis-Flint steered toward sale | | NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Buyouts Magazine) - Ennis-Flint, a supplier of road paint used to make double-yellow stripes along the middle of roads, has recently been on the block in a deal that could exceed $575 million in enterprise value, according to two sources familiar with the auction. | | | |  | | | U.S. Fed sets tough tests in annual bank health war games | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks in the United States will have to test whether they can survive a halving of the stock market during a severe U.S. recession, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, as it set the rules for next year's model runs to gauge the health of the financial system. | | | |  |  | | | 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 | |
