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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,541.78 +37.16 | NSDQ 2,598.62 -5.42 | S&P 1,215.39 +5.51
Looking for direction. The Dow and S&P 500 rose slightly after a joint statement by France and Germany eased some jitters about resolving the European debt crisis: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Groupon to list shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "GRPN," Reuters reports: MORE>>
• News comes a day after the onetime daily deal darling sees valuation take a nosedive: MORE>>
More information emerges about the bidders for Giordano's: MORE>>
Illinois' unemployment rate edges up to 10 percent: MORE>>
• Looks like the state legislature is getting corporate tax cuts ready for CME Group and CBOE: MORE>>
Barnes & Noble now selling electronics, furniture and rugs: MORE>>
Food-price inflation expected to hit 30-year high: MORE>>
The New York Times boosted digital subscribers in the third quarter, but its overall ad revenue dropped anyway: MORE>>
Medicare hike to cut into Social Security increase: MORE>>
• IRS boosts maximum 401(k) contribution to $17,000: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"Facebook is obviously an amazing product that's gotten big. But I'm not sure everything is social," says LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, rather cavalierly dismissing Facebook as a social network competitor during a tech conference: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi killed as revolutionaries storm his hometown: MORE>>
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first reaction: "Wow": MORE>>
• Graphic video purports to show Gadhafi's body: MORE>>
Crazy waves and winds damage 20 boats at Monroe Harbor: MORE>>
Panel backs Chicago Teachers Union in school day dispute: MORE>>
The Field Museum's restrooms are apparently the most pristine in the country: MORE>>
Indiana man miraculously walks away from car crash after semi-truck crushes his minivan: MORE>>
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy delivers a first daughter for France: MORE>>
After nearly half a century of violence in its struggle for independence, Spain's ETA halts its campaigns: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
 A day after an Ohio man released wild animals from his preserve, leading to over 50 of them being killed, the heartbroken founder and director of a wildlife refuge in California says she would have gladly accepted the animals and describes how her sanctuary works. More from the LATimes blog Nation Now: MORE>>
• Exotic animal owner was bitten in the head after suicide: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein to maybe be announced as Cubs president on Friday: MORE>>
The marathon NBA bargaining sessions are taking their toll on Commissioner David Stern's health: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 "Boss," which stars Kelsey Grammer as the mayor of Chicago, is getting great reviews so far: MORE>>
• Julia Child's 1960s cooking show "The French Chef" to be offered by Amazon's streaming video service: MORE>>
Sony won't release Kathryn Bigelow's movie about Osama bin Laden's death until after the 2012 presidential election: MORE>>
Actor Jonah Hill breaks up with longtime girlfriend: MORE>>
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