Yahoo! News: Business
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                  as of Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:09:28 GMT

    Exxon Mobil profit soars on prices (Reuters)

Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp. , the world's largest publicly traded oil
 company, on Thursday reported quarterly profit surged, pushed up by
 record crude oil and natural gas prices.

    Verizon reports higher earnings (Reuters)

Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc. , the largest U.S.
 telecommunications company, said on Thursday its third-quarter earnings
 rose on strong sales of wireless services and high-speed Internet
 lines.

    Stock futures fall on GM woes (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stock futures declined, pointing to a weaker market open
 on Thursday, on concern about General Motors Corp. , the world's
 largest automaker, after it was subpoenaed by the Securities and
 Exchange Commission as part of an investigation into GM's accounting.

    GM subpoenaed in accounting probe (Reuters)

Reuters - General Motors Corp.  said on Wednesday it had been subpoenaed
 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a probe into
 its accounting practices and other matters.

    Goodyear quarterly earnings jump (Reuters)

Reuters - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  on Thursday said third-quarter
 earnings jumped, supported by sales of more expensive tires and price
 increases to counter rising costs of raw materials.

    Beleaguered Bush defiant on economy (AFP)

AFP - US President George W. Bush, embattled on multiple fronts, sought
 to wrest back the initiative on the economy with a defiant speech that
 vowed no let-up on tax and spending cuts.

    Stock futures fall on GM woes (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stock futures declined, pointing to a weaker market open
 on Thursday, on concern about General Motors Corp. , the world's
 largest automaker, after it was subpoenaed by the Securities and
 Exchange Commission as part of an investigation into GM's accounting.

    Janus 3Q Profit Drops 33 Percent (AP)

AP - Janus Capital Group Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings
 declined 33 percent, but that it was the first time since the mutual
 funds manager was targeted by an improper trading investigation that
 more money was being added to the funds than was being withdrawn. Janus
 stock soared 10 percent on the news.

    Amazon Shares Slump on Holiday Sales Outlook (AP)

AP - Amazon.com Inc.'s shares tumbled nearly 14 percent Wednesday after
 the Internet retailer startled Wall Street with a soft sales outlook
 for the holiday shopping season.

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