Reuters Money: U.S. durable goods orders point to weakness in investment

	Click to View in Browser 10/25/2013 U.S. durable goods orders point to weakness in investment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of U.S. business investment plans fell sharply in September in a possible sign companies shut their wallets out of concern a budget battle brewing in Washington would damage the economy. Halloween's frightful tab, and how to hold the line NEW YORK (Reuters) - The other day my 13-year-old, Jake, said, "Let's dress Katie up as a bat for Halloween." How to hack the most popular Halloween costumes NEW YORK (Reuters) - As perennial as Halloween are the princesses, Batmans, witches and pirates that the National Retail Federation says are the most popular costumes, year after year. Window-shop for health insurance now, buy later NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frustrated by the new U.S. federal and state health insurance exchanges? Millions of seniors miss out on Medicare prescription drug savings CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 2 million people on Medicare could be getting their prescription drugs nearly for free, but don't. That's because they have not signed up for Extra Help, an important Medicare benefit that subsidizes drug costs for low-income senior citizens. Asset managers post outflows after big investors grew cautious BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors pulled billions of dollars out of several large asset managers in the third quarter, the firms said on Thursday, reflecting increasing caution among institutional clients. Aquiline explores sale of global payment provider NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Aquiline Holdings LLC is exploring a sale of Clear2Pay, a Belgian financial services electronic payments company it invested in four years ago, according to two people familiar with the situation. Column: Pinterest and Blackstone as QE's children - James Saft (Reuters) - Two groups with particular reason to be grateful about the Federal Reserve's never-never taper are the people at Blackstone and Pinterest. U.S. jobless claims stay elevated, manufacturing slows WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, but a lingering backlog of applications in California makes it difficult to get a good read of labor market conditions. U.S. trade deficit widens slightly on weak exports WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened slightly in August as exports slipped, suggesting trade will probably not be much of a boost to growth in the third quarter. Related Video The worst "best" financial advice Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Business News U.S. non-transport durable goods orders fall in bad sign for investment Procter & Gamble profit meets expectations The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend