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• Facebook Tops Estimates 

  

  Facebook beat on the top and bottom-line, but the real headlines were about mobile, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin.

• Why Markets Aren't Worried About the Bad GDP Report

  

  "The report, noisy as it is, may help ease ideas that has surfaced earlier this month that the Fed may look to soon pull back from its asset purchases," said one strategist in response the surprise drop in GDP.

• Will the Stock Market Bulls Keep Running?

  

  Traders are bracing for the "Super Bowl" of economic data in the week ahead and wondering: Will the bulls keep running or lose the big game?

• Hyundai Motor Posts Surprise Profit Decline, Shares Fall

  

  South Korea's Hyundai Motor posted a surprise 5.5 percent fall in quarterly net profit, missing forecasts, as record car sales were dented by the impact of a stronger local currency and the cost of compensating drivers in North America for overstated fuel-economy claims.

• Xilinx EPS Beats 

  

  Xilinx beat Q3 earnings estimates yesterday after the bell, but revenue came in below expectations. Moshe Gavrielov, president & CEO of Xilinx.

• Earnings Season Deluge Next Week 

  

  Previewing a flood of quarterly earnings next week, with Howard Ward, GAMCO Investors and CNBC's Steve Liesman & Rick Santelli.

• BlackRock's Fink: Investors Moving Into Equities 

  

  BlackRock Q4 profit jumped 24 percent as ETF deposits give assets a boost, with Larry Fink, BlackRock chairman & CEO.

• Wal-Mart Workers Announce Strike 

  

  CNBC's Courtney Reagan reports on a strike Wal-Mart employees are planning for Black Friday, and that the company is saying "investigations regarding allegations of potential FCPA violations have been commenced in a number of foreign markets."

• Groupon Shares Gutted 

  

  Groupon earned $569 million in Q3 versus revenue estimates of $590 million, and the stock is tanking after the miss. Aaron Kessler, Raymond James senior analyst, weighs in.

• Ryanair CEO: We Benefit From Competitor Restructuring  

  

  Michael O'Leary, CEO of budget airline, Ryanair speaks to CNBC about strong second quarter earnings , a big dividend at the end of November and raising their full year guidance quite significantly.

• Third Quarter Earnings Not a Disaster: Pro 

  

  Michael Browne, fund manager at Martin Currie, explains to CNBC that while European third quarter earnings are not the best they have certainly exceeded expectations during the ongoing period of economic uncertainty.

• Rough Results from Apple, Amazon May Shake Market

  Earnings disappointments from Amazon and Apple could make for a sour start for stocks Friday. One analyst expects Amazon shares could take the brunt of it.

• Can the Market Hold On Amid Wave of Falling Profits?

  

  “Earnings, earnings, earnings...we were focused on earnings coming into this week and last week, and right now it’s just letting us down,” one trader said.

• High-Profile Earnings Misses Keep Investors Skeptical

  

  Some high-profile earnings misses soured sentiment ahead of Friday’s reports from two big Dow stocks — McDonald’s and General Electric.

• Google Slips on Earnings Oops 

  

  Google's printers prematurely released the company's earnings, and the stock weakened until trading was halted. Don Luskin, Trend Macro CIO, discusses the state of the U.S. stock market, and the upcoming elections.

• Google's Q3 2012 Earnings Conference Call 

  

  Google's Q3 2012 earnings conference call, with CEO Larry Page, CFO and Senior Vice President Patrick Pichette, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora; and Investor Relations director Jane Penner.

• Microsoft Q1 GAAP EPS $0.53 vs. $0.56 Est. 

  

  CNBC's Jon Fortt reports the details from Microsoft's earnings release.

• Google Resumed Trading 

  

  Google resumed trading moments ago. CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports.