  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - As the Northeast United States locks down in the path of Hurricane Sandy, the freakishly large tropical storm careening in from the Atlantic, the main impact is likely to be on fuel demand rather than supply. | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rose solidly in September as households stepped up purchases on automobiles and a range of other goods, but the increase came at the expense of savings. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth accelerated in the third quarter as a last minute spurt in consumer spending and a surprise turnaround in government outlays offset the first cutback in business investment in more than a year. | | | |  | | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - Insurers say they are making the usual preparations for a hurricane - activating claims teams, staging adjusters near the locations most likely to be affected and generally getting ready to pay for a potentially huge volume of losses. | | | |  | | | | (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) | | | |  | | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - While most of the recent news on housing seems to indicate a modest turnaround - like yesterday's report that pending home sales rose but at a slower than expected rate - you still have to be selective in how you invest. A resurgence may not be a sustainable, nor will every area benefit. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - With polls tightening in the battleground states that will likely decide the November 6 presidential election, investors are finding it increasingly difficult to position their portfolios. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Insurers must set aside more capital against their mortgage-related investments to protect against possible future downturns in the housing market, state regulators agreed on Friday. | | | | | NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Officials from BlackRock Inc, Fidelity Investments and other mutual fund operators met Friday with U.S. regulators to discuss a potential compromise for reform of the $2.5 trillion money market industry. | | | |  | | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top securities regulator said on Friday that his office is looking into whether top Wall Street investment banks in addition to Citigroup have leaked research in violation of state law on how to share this kind of information. | | | | |  |  | | | 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 | |
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