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...Corporate Earnings: The good news is that on Tuesday Johnson & Johnson, maker of such staples like Band Aid and Listerine, reported a 30% increase in its third-quarter profit, besting analysts' average estimates by 6 cents a share. The healthcare conglomerate earned $3.31 billion, up from $2.55 billion in the same period a year ago, attributing its higher earnings to increased sales of consumer goods and medical devices - at least Americans are still buying some products. But not all American consumer-product companies are doing so well. PepsiCo, maker of the popular soft drink, missed analyst estimates; shares...
...shop in Eisenach after the fall of the wall in 1989. The factory, which employs some 1,800 people, now produces GM's popular Corsa model for export around Europe and beyond. The town (population 40,000) has also become home to suppliers such as component maker Bosch, machine servicing firm Hormann, and Lear, which makes seats for the Corsa. "Eisenach lives from Opel," says Uwe Laubach, head of the local branch of the IG Metall union...
...Several weeks after the shooting, the Australian military flew in a group of reporters for a controlled visit to Tarin Kowt; on Oct. 5 it was announced that Australian and Afghan troops had captured a notorious Taliban bomb-maker. The publicity may have shored up Australians' enthusiasm for the Afghanistan mission, but it has yet to penetrate the mud-walled forts of Oruzgan's tribal chiefs, whose support is now needed more urgently than ever...
...tested the Storm's clickable screen last week when I met with Mike Lazaridis, president and cofounder of Research In Motion (RIM), BlackBerry's maker, in New York City - and I was impressed. You can press the screen to confirm menu choices, launch Web pages and open applications, a novel feature you won't find in other phones. After selecting, say, which e-mail message you want to read, you can open it by gently pressing on the screen - it actually sinks into the casing as you press, with a satisfying "click." The screen functions just like a mouse click...
...exciting about yet another BlackBerry? The brand has built a reputation as a secure and reliable, though somewhat stodgy, e-mail device for corporate types, but the Storm could help recast BlackBerry as a viable, exciting option for consumers as well. Unlike most devices from the smartphone maker based in Waterloo, Canada, the Storm won't have a physical keyboard, allowing for a larger, 3.2-in. touchscreen and a much neater appearance. And with a wide range of after-market applications - including Facebook, a blackjack game and a GPS navigation program - it should also be a lot more...