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Catalan Leader Urges "Peaceful" Rebellion As Spain Takes Over Government

Catalan Leader Urges "Peaceful" Rebellion As Spain Takes Over Government

Update (0920ET): A Spanish government spokesman has responded to Puigdemont's address, saying that "Spain will not comment on comments by Puigdemont who is out of a job."

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As we detailed earlier, in a pre-record message this morning, Catalan separtist leader Carles Puigdemont urged Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain's formal takeover of the region's affairs.

Shares Of World's Biggest Toymaker Crater After It Suspends Dividend

Shares Of World's Biggest Toymaker Crater After It Suspends Dividend

Shares of Mattel, the world's biggest toymaker, cratered as much as 24% after hours after the company announced it would suspend its quarterly dividend starting in Q4, and instead use the cash to shore up its faltering business after a big hit following the bankruptcy of its largest retailer Toys‘R‘Us. A quarter of Mattel's market cap was wiped out after earnings, which were disappointing even without the dividend news.  The suspension of its quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share is expected to save Mattel a modest $50 million per quarter.

Caterpillar Soars 7% To All Time High After Smashing Earnings, Boosting Guidance

Caterpillar Soars 7% To All Time High After Smashing Earnings, Boosting Guidance

Dow futures are higher by over 100 points following a spate of big beats among Dow components including 3M, GM, UTX, but none more so than Caterpillar which just announced blockbuster Q3 EPS of $1.95, nearly 50% higher than the $1.22 consensus estimate (and above the highest forecast), on revenue of $11.4 billion, which also was well above the $10.73 billion expected, which also was at the top end of the range.

Amazon Has Received 238 Proposals For The Company's Second Headquarters

Just days after we reported that in the mad dash by virtually every American city to become Amazon's second headquarters, in which some such as New Jersey offered as much as $7 billion in state and city tax credits, today Amazon announced that that it has received 238 proposals from "cities and regions in 54 states, provinces, districts and territories around North America" who want to host the company's second headquarters, also known as HQ2.

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