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                  as of Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:06:42 GMT

    Merrill Lynch profit rises 49 pct (Reuters)

Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co. , the biggest U.S. brokerage, on Tuesday
 said quarterly net income climbed 49 percent to record levels as
 underwriting and trading revenue jumped.

    Refco files for bankruptcy (Reuters)

Reuters - Futures and commodities firm Refco Inc. has agreed to sell its
 core futures brokerage business to an investor group for $768 million
 and filed for bankruptcy protection along with certain subsidiaries.

    J&J profit up as medical devices deliver (Reuters)

Reuters - Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said its third-quarter earnings
 rose, boosted by strong demand for its line of medical devices,
 including rebounding sales of its Cypher stent used to prop opened
 diseased coronary arteries.

    Chain store sales rose in the latest week (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. chain store retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive
 week as consumer demand for fall apparel items finally got a lift from
 colder weather, a retail report said on Tuesday.

    Oil drops $1, Wilma threat eases (Reuters)

Reuters - Oil fell $1 a barrel on Tuesday as a threatened hurricane was
 expected to miss rigs and refineries in the U.S. Gulf and the world's
 top banker said record prices were eroding demand.

    Chain store sales rose in the latest week (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. chain store retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive
 week as consumer demand for fall apparel items finally got a lift from
 colder weather, a retail report said on Tuesday.

    Stock futures seen higher after IBM (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, suggesting a higher market
 open, after Dow component IBM reported profit that beat expectations,
 boosting investor enthusiasm before a barrage of earnings reports.

    Merrill Lynch profit rises 49 pct (Reuters)

Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co. , the biggest U.S. brokerage, on Tuesday
 said quarterly net income climbed 49 percent to record levels as
 underwriting and trading revenue jumped.

    Retailer Goody's Gets Two Competing Bids (AP)

AP - Retail chain Goody's Family Clothing Inc. said Monday it was
 reviewing two offers higher than the almost $273 million-buyout deal it
 struck two weeks ago with an affiliate of private-investment firm Sun
 Capital Partners Inc.

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