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The Bank of Canada will keep rates on hold until the third quarter of next year amid slow global growth and the risk that Europe's debt crisis will linger on, according to a Reuters survey released on Tuesday.

Nasdaq index futures fell on Wednesday after technology heavyweight Apple missed earnings expectations, while the broader market was little changed after a big run-up in the last session on a report Europe may beef up its crisis fund.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday after strong gains in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.3 to 0.9 percent.

The GOP presidential hopefuls -- except for former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman -- came together yet again to debate in Nevada Tuesday. Former Massachusetts Gov. Romney deftly neutralized the attacks, even using them to make presidential-sounding comments aimed at general election voters.

An article on Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's time running Godfather's Pizza, reported by Omaha World-Herald included a video of Cain performing a pizza-themed version of John Lennon's Imagine at a 1991 Omaha Press Club event. The Daily Beast posted a shortened clip of the performance, and the video went viral.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday central banks may need to use monetary policy to combat asset bubbles, although regulation should be a first line of defense.

Fissures at the Federal Reserve over the correct course of future monetary policy were on display Monday, with one top policymaker calling for further easing even as another suggested tighter policy may be needed.

In bold, but achievable economic plan, Ron Paul pledges to eliminate five cabinet positions and dramatically reduce the presidential salary.

Unlike Senator John McCain who presented himself as a maverick in the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican hopeful Herman Cain is a true political outsider.

Five people protesting economic inequality were arrested in San Francisco on Sunday night for trying to stop the dismantling of their camp near the regional Federal Reserve building, police said.

As his profile and poll numbers grow, so has the scrutiny on Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan

According to an AFL-CIO report, Immelt made about $15.2 million last year.

U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., wants Attorney General Eric Holder to probe banks and trade groups for potentially illegal collusion over new consumer debit card fees.

A gauge of manufacturing in New York State contracted for a fifth month in a row in October, but modest improvements in new orders and employment provided a hit of stabilization, the New York Federal Reserve said in a report on Monday.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday after the market's best two-week run since 2009 as Germany's finance minister said a forthcoming European summit would not yield a definitive solution to the region's debt crisis as many investors had hoped.

Stock futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Monday after strong gains in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.7 to 0.9 percent.

Former Fox News talk-show host Glenn Beck said the Occupy Wall Street protests that have grown in the past four weeks are part and parcel of a communist plan to collapse the U.S. economy.

Gold prices will climb to $2,075 next year on six key variables that, UBS said Friday in a report on the precious metal.