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Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) posted lower quarterly profits and cut its outlook, weakened by slower Chinese economic growth and Brazil’s recession, but shares rallied on relief that the report was largely consistent with last month’s warning and restructuring announcement. “The results were in line with the pre-announcement and not worse,” said Longbow Research analyst Eli Lustgarten, commenting on the jump in shares, up 4.3 percent in midday trade. The world’s largest
Without federal action, Puerto Rico “could easily become a humanitarian crisis,” a top Treasury counselor said on Capitol Hill.
Dan Carter has described New Zealand skipper Richie McCaw as “a legend of the game” as he prepares to reach another career landmark on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — While some of the predictions made in “Back to the Future Part II” eventually came true, like Skype and fingerprint scanners, one of them did not: The Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.
NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Cowell is heading back in front of the cameras, replacing Howard Stern as a judge on NBC’s series “America’s Got Talent.”
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — There’s a beauty contest for almost everyone in pageant-obsessed Venezuela.
LONDON (AP) — Is “Spectre” Daniel Craig’s Bond swansong?
NEW YORK (AP) — Adele will release the follow-up to her monumental “21” album on Nov. 20.
LONDON (AP) — A glitzy premiere is an inherent part of the whole Bond experience.
In a story Oct. 20 about Halloween party ideas, The Associated Press misidentified the horror-movie franchise that featured the hockey-mask-wearing character Jason. He was in the “Friday the 13th” movies, not the “Halloween” movies.
