Comcast 3Q profit up 22 pct, but growth slows PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans....Pulte Homes posts $361.4M loss for Q3 Pulte Homes Inc. lost $361.4 million in the third quarter, but with the acquisition of Centex Corp., the homebuilder's new orders increased by more than a third....GMAC Financial Services 3Q loss narrows NEW YORK (AP) -- GMAC Financial Services, the main lender for General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, said Wednesday it loss narrowed to $767 million in the third quarter, as its auto lending unit made money while its home mortgage unit reported another loss....R.R. Donnelley 3Q profit plunges after client loss CHICAGO (AP) -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons. Co. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 92 percent, weighed down by charges related to the loss of a big customer....Stocks rise as services sectors grow for 2nd month NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy....Oil jumps above $80 ahead of Fed meeting NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices increased Wednesday ahead of a government report on U.S. crude supplies as the dollar tumbled and an independent report said the economy shed fewer jobs in October than September....Affymax 3Q loss narrows partnership payments PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- Biotechnology company Affymax Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in payments from its partner Takeda Pharmaceutical on the anemia drug candidate Hematide....ISM's service sector index grows again in October NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as the recovery creeps along for the country's hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and truckers....Garmin reports surge in 3Q profits KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. says profits surged in the third quarter as improved pricing and lower costs offset a drop in sales....Adidas Q3 net income falls 30 pct FRANKFURT (AP) -- German sportswear company Adidas AG said Wednesday its net income fell 30 percent in the third quarter as it saw sales decline, especially at its sport performance division....
