Is less human input. Also speaking in riyadh, the head of saudi arabias Sovereign Wealth Fund pouring cold water on speculation that the listing of saudi aramco could be delayed saying the ipo is on track. And novartis beats expectations in the Third Quarter as they say they are making significant progress on plans for a possible ipo of its alcon unit the ceo tells cnbc what management is thinking if we do bring this to market in a spinoff, lets say, its going to be important that we do it from a position of strength, so that in the nearterm we have to focus alcon on delivering consistent sales growth and core operating Income Growth. As chinas Party Congress draws to a close, xi jinping is importalized in the constitution as he is named in the amended draft. Just want to bring you data from the eurozone in the form of composite pmis, they were below expectations we have the flash composite pmi for october falling to 55. 9 from septembers 56. 7 still comfortably above the 50 level. But
Shares in the telecoms arena, as the giant heads for the worst day in nin months after it slashes its 2017 outlook amid declining sales we will speak to borje ekholm in 15 minutes time. Swiss pharma giant novartis beats expectations in the Second Quarter, amid improvements in its eye care unit alcon, as the ceo tells this channel that th collapse of republicans latest healthcare bill will not affect his business im not so sure it provides certain certainty. What it provides is there will continue to be debate what will benefit patients in the u. S. Is if theres some level of coverage whether its voluntary or mandatory, but to allow the access to medicines through insurance plans that reduce the copays shares of lufthansa struggling despite the German Airliner lifting its profit target for 2017 after a busy summer for bookings netflix blows away expectations for subscriber growth, with investors scrambling to bid up the streaming services stock, sending it higher by more than 10 in afte
Energy prices are likely to be a point discussed at todays fed meeting. The fomc is expected to turn off its massive Bond Buying Program while ensuring investors it will start ready to act should the economy be threatened. And we will have Steve Liesman joining us with the exclusives from the fe survey later this morning. The s p caseshiller index, consumer confidence, and Third Quarter housing data. As for earnings, among the names posting Quarterly Results before the bell, dupont just hitting the tape. Pfizer, auto nation, corning, when i will pool. Coming this up afternoon, facebook will be on Centers Stage after a market closes. We have the dow looking like it will open higher. Up about 11. 5 points. The nasdaq will open higher, as well, by approximately 24 points. Earnings per share, sales, 7. 5 billion. Revenue is 7. 87 billion. So its a different number. 7. 87 compared to 7. 95. So maybe just a little bit shy of expectations. But pretty close. And then for the year, the company
Running things back seems to be the Phillies' calculation as the best way to get back to the World Series in eight months. But on an individual level the winter did create a few winners and losers.
Scott Harris could make a huge splash if he could pull this one off. The Tigers have some pieces like Manning, Colt Keith, Parker Meadows, and Joe Jiminez. The Angels would get two instant.