Business Today: U.S. jobless claims declined by 10,000 last week

		Click to View in Browser 10/31/2013 U.S. jobless claims declined by 10,000 last week WASHINGTON, Oct 31 - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined largely as expected last week as the impact of a California computer glitch worked its way out of the report. Exxon's quarterly profit down 18 percent, refining weighs (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported an 18 percent decrease in quarterly profit on weakness in its refining business. Wall Street set to open flat, near record levels NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Thursday, as some strong corporate earnings gave investors a reason to buy, though they remained cautious, with indexes near record levels, as they digested recent comments from the Federal Reserve. Sony slashes profit outlook with TV business back in red TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp cut its full-year profit targets after slipping to a quarterly net loss as its recovering TV operation relapsed into the red. Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads shown to users. ConocoPhillips expects $8.9 billion from oil asset sales (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips expects about $8.9 billion in proceeds from the sale of assets in Kazakhstan, Algeria and Nigeria and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit due to higher oil and gas prices. BOJ raises GDP forecast, holds line on inflation TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan stopped short of officially forecasting it could raise inflation to 2 percent in two years after a review on Thursday, but said it was on track to reach its target and would maintain its massive stimulus as long as needed. Time Warner Cable cuts revenue forecast after CBS blackout (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc cut its full-year revenue growth forecast after losing more video customers than analysts had expected from a month-long blackout of No. 1 U.S. broadcaster CBS Corp. Danske quits Ireland as new CEO accelerates restructuring COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Seven weeks into the job, the head of Denmark's biggest financial institution Danske Bank has decided to largely pull out of Ireland, abandon profit targets and cut more jobs. Britain pledges public access to tax evasion-busting database LONDON (Reuters) - A new database of company ownership details, designed to expose international money laundering and tax evasion schemes, will be opened up to public scrutiny, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday. Related Video Sports Spread: Can gunners repulse the red strikers? FX rates dog Lufthansa sales - CFO Economic News U.S. jobless claims declined by 10,000 last week Fed maintains strong stimulus as U.S. growth stumbles A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. 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