General Motors Co., the successor to General Motors Corp., reports a third-quarter loss of $1.15 billion, even as government stimulus programs help increase its sales and pull down the size of its inventory in the period following the automaker's emergence from bankruptcy in July.

  A roundup of financial and business news breaking before the opening bell on Wall Street Monday.

  U.S. retail sales increase a seasonally adjusted 1.4% in October, led by a rebound in auto sales, the Commerce Department estimates.

  A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

  Devon Energy plans to concentrate on its domestic onshore business, potentially generating after-tax proceeds of $4.5 billion to $7.5 billion for properties it plans to sell as part of an overall corporate repositioning.

  Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s says its third-quarter profit plunged 30%, hurt by recession-minded consumers who are still holding back on big-ticket purchases.

  Cisco Systems on Monday increased its bid for Norway's Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian kroner ($3.4 billion), as the U.S. networks giant seeks to overcome resistance from shareholders of the Norwegian videoconferencing company.

  The dollar slipped against major rivals in Asian trading Monday, pressured by stepped-up rhetoric from China, better-than-expected Japanese growth data and rising gold futures.

  Among the shares expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cellcom, Citi, FedEx, Iberiabank, Landry’s, Mead Johnson, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, and TTM Technologies.

  European shares rose Monday, with miners advancing as dollar weakness boosted metals futures, while deals and broker upgrades lent a hand elsewhere.