Wall Street Breakfast (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Wall Street Breakfast (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Wall Street Breakfast (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
A wholesome summary of this morning's key market- and stock-moving stories.

South Bay and Peninsula (San Jose Mercury News)

South Bay and Peninsula (San Jose Mercury News)

South Bay and Peninsula (San Jose Mercury News)
Afghan Afghani House. 1103 El Camino Real (just past Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale; (408) 248-5088. Quiet, dignified, attractive -- and yet, a good bet for school-age kids. Have them try aush, a noodle soup, and buranee-e-kadu, sauteed butternut squash, or one of many rice dishes. Wonderful lamb -- kebabs, chops and ribs. Aushak are delicious dumplings in yogurt and meat sauce. Lunch weekdays,

DaimlerChrysler, Heidelberger Druck, SAP: German Equity Preview (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in German markets. DAX futures expiring in December fell 25.5, or 0.4 percent, to 6194 as of 8:21 a.m. in Frankfurt. The DAX climbed 1.1 percent to 6182.78 on the Xetra electronic-trading system.

M&A Deals Grab Spotlight (BusinessWeek)

M&A Deals Grab Spotlight (BusinessWeek)

M&A Deals Grab Spotlight (BusinessWeek)
CBOT and CME agree to merge, while Lilly snaps up ICOS; Merrill Lynch posts higher earnings; plus more stocks in the news Tuesday

Options Trader: Friday Morning Ideas (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Options Trader: Friday Morning Ideas (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Options Trader: Friday Morning Ideas (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Phil Davis submits: I don't trust the market and I don't like what THEY have done to pump them up! I'm saying this at 6 am, before General Electric Co.'s earnings, and my opinion is subject to change after I get a look at their earnings, but I had a nice revelation today [... ]

Top 10 Crossovers in Paris
The MSN Autos editors pick the ten best crossovers of the Paris Motor Show.

Markets (Oct 13) (The Hindu)

Markets (Oct 13) (The Hindu)

Markets (Oct 13) (The Hindu)
INVESTMENTS Investment Nuggets No one can ignore the sage advice from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, widely considered as the greatest value investor around. The investment philosophy of Berkshire Hathaway run by him is: "We select our marketable equity ...

Dominion Enterprises Acquires Cross-Sell, Inc. (The Auto Channel)
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 13 -- Dominion Enterprises, a leading media and information services company, today said that it has acquired Cross- Sell, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, the country's top provider of sales data on new and used cars with 6,000 customers nationwide.

Top 10 Crossovers in Paris

Top 10 Crossovers in Paris

Top 10 Crossovers in Paris
The MSN Autos editors pick the ten best crossovers of the Paris Motor Show.

Online news and information for the Rhinelander region (Rhinelander Daily News)

Online news and information for the Rhinelander region (Rhinelander Daily News)

Online news and information for the Rhinelander region (Rhinelander Daily News)
MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin faculty members report far fewer sick days than other state employees and as a result earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more for health insurance when they retire, according to an audit released Friday.