Netflix rose 11% after third-quarter earnings beat

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings attends a red carpet for the Netflix launch at Palazzo Del Ghiaccio on October 22, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Jacopo Raule | Getty Images Netflix shares closed up 11% on Friday after the media streaming giant reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations. The company on Thursday reported earnings per share of $5.40 for…

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Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip

Consumer spending held up in September, underscoring a resilient economy that is now getting a boost from the Federal Reserve, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, up from the unrevised 0.1% gain in August and better than the 0.3% Dow Jones forecast, according to the advance report. Excluding autos, sales…

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