Just one year removed from record sales, Ford is temporarily halting production of its best selling model, the Ford F150. Is this the beginning of the end for the Detroit automaker? Is Ford leading the pack or following an ugly trend? ….

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YAHOO SEES SILVER LINING, BEATS Q3 EXPECTATIONS AS VERIZON DEAL STILL LOOMS

Yahoo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit on Tuesday, a boost for the beleaguered company whose deal to sell its core business to Verizon Communications Inc has been shaken by a massive data breach..

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VISA HIKES DIVIDEND BY 18 PERCENT MORE THAN EXPECTED AFTER DEPARTURE OF CEO

Visa Inc. has increased its dividend by 18%, continuing its pattern of higher payouts. The company will pay 16.5 cents a Class A share, up from 14 cents. The move follows increases of 17% a year earlier and 20% in 2014. …

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Closing Bell

-Tuesday, October 18th

Healthcare Leads Stocks Higher

Big Insider Trades

– Facebook, Inc. (FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg Sells $19m

-Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) CEO Thomson Leighton Buys $1m