The FirstAlert(tm) Economics Calendar lists Initial Jobless Claims (8:30 am ET); Wholesale Inventories for October (10 am ET); Treasury auctions 30-year bonds (1 pm ET).

The FirstAlert(tm) Events Calendar showcases ITG, DUF, KCG and BGCP at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Securities Brokerage & Market Structure Conference; PMCS, VMW, GOOG and ISIL at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference; ATX, BCON, DDIC and NBY at the LD Micro Conference.

The FirstAlert(tm) Earnings Calendar highlights Investors Real Estate Trust; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc.; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc.; Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.; SkillSoft Corp.

FirstAlert(tm) Investor Website of the Day: http://www.talkgold.com/forum/

FirstAlert(tm) Investor Term of the Day: shares authorized  -  The maximum number of shares of stock that a company can issue. This number is specified initially in the company's charter, but it can be changed with shareholder approval. Generally a much greater number of shares are authorized than required, giving the company flexibility to issue more stock if/when needed. Also called shares authorized or authorized shares.

FirstAlert(tm) Investor Quote of the Day: “European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.” — John Bruton

Today is:  International Anti-corruption Day

Happy Birthday: 1929 – Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia

Today in History: 1965 – The Kecksburg UFO incident: a fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh. In 2005 NASA admits that it examined the object.

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