Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday that shareholders of record as of Nov. 23 will be allowed to vote on The Walt Disney Co.'s offer to acquire the company.

Two of Walt Disney top executives, Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs and parks chairman Jay Rasulo, will swap jobs at the end of 2009 to give each other new challenges, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Thursday.

What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Tuesday, Nov.3.

After missing in action for much of this year's stock rally, mergers and acquisitions are making a big comeback.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the keenly anticipated Florida theme park, will open in the spring and allow visitors to tour Hogwarts, buy quidditch gear and drink butterbeer.

Mergers and acquisitions have been missing in action during this year's stocks rally, but market experts think that could be changing soon.

Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment brings 5,000 new characters into the Disney family, and potentially huge profits. Although there are many ways to turn a profit on superheroes - toys, video games and comic books, to name a few – there is no doubt that one of the biggest money-makers in this space is on the big screen.

Stocks ended flat Tuesday as investors took a breather after Monday's blockbuster rally.

Stocks struggled to stay in positive territory for any length of time Tuesday as profit-taking after Monday's blockbuster rally overshadowed a fifth-straight rise in pending-home sales.

Stocks bounced back from a lower open Tuesday after a surprisingly sharp jump in pending-home sales.

Futures suggested stock would retreat Tuesday after a milestone session on Monday that sent the S&P over 1,000 for the first time since November.