- Asian stocks gain on G-20 stimulus, Axa takeover; treasuries, dollar fall.
- China may "soon" issue measures to limit the use of debt in real-estate purchases.
- Crude oil rises above $78/bbl as Hurricane Ida entered the Gulf of Mexico.
- Gold surged to records (hits $1,105.11/oz) on a weakening dollar.
- House health bill unacceptable to many in Senate
- India will pull back on its easy fiscal stance next year, sees 7+% growth next year:PM
- Treasuries fall as Asian stocks rose, US prepares to sell record $81B of debt this week.
- AES will sell $1.58 billion in stock to China's sovereign-wealth fund.
- AIG tapped its Treasury Dept. $4.2B in aid of restructuring.
- Allianz Q3 net more than doubles to €1.3B, revs at €22B vs. year ago's €21.1B.
- Axa Asia Pacific rejects unsolicited $10B proposal from AMP, AXA SA.
- Boston Scientific to pay $296M to settle investigation into issues with Guidant's defibrillators.
- China Minsheng Banking Corp. to raise up to $4.7B in Hong Kong IPO.
- GE, Comcast have agreed to value NBC Universal in the neighborhood of $30B.
- General Motors' China vehicle sales in October more than doubled from a year earlier
- Freddie Mac posted a narrower Q3 loss, says it has no immediate need for more aid.
- Kraft is expected Monday to officially launch a hostile bid for Cadbury.
- Lear Corp. plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection Monday.
- Northrop Grumman to sell its TASC consulting unit to PE firms, General Atlantic, KKR for $1.65B.
- Puma AG 3Q profit fell 24% after cutting prices to clear inventory left from recession
- Reynolds American in talks to buy Swedish maker of products that help people stop smoking.
- Sands China, Macau unit of Las Vegas Sands, to raise $3.83B in a Hong Kong IPO.
- Sprint Nextel, partners readying to pump at least $1.5B more into Clearwire Corp.
Earnings Calendar: AXAS, BPZ, CRZO, CSCX, DISH, ERTS, FLR, IPAR, KWK, LINTA, MBI, SATS, SRE, TRR, TSO.
Companies to watch: Abraxas Petroleum, Cardiac Science, DISH Network Corporation, Electronic Arts, Liberty Media, Priceline.com, Quicksilver Res, Rockwell Automation, Sempra Energy, Tesoro Corporation, TravelCenters of America.
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