Estee Lauder cuts costs and introduces products to bolster demand as profit doubles.

  British shares rise, with Lloyds gaining sharply after a broker upgrade and Rio Tinto up after revising capital expenditure levels for next year.

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

  U.S. consumer spending falls sharply in September after the government’s cash-for-clunkers program ends, the Commerce Department estimates.

  European shares move between gains and losses on Friday although the moves were small, allowing stocks to mostly retain outsize advances made in the previous session.

  A MarketWatch story on Oct. 30 misspelled Alcatel-Lucent CFO Paul Tufano’s name.

  All 28 stocks listed on China’s Nasdaq-style board got off to a flying start Friday, leading to a temporary suspension in trading after they broke through limits set by the stock exchange.

  The U.S. dollar was little changed versus major rivals Friday, consolidating as investors weighed their appetite for higher-yielding currencies and other assets perceived to carry more risk.

  French-American telecom-equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reports another period of slumping revenue that cost-cutting isn't able to offset.

  U.S. stock futures point to a weaker start Friday following the rally in the prior session on surprisingly strong U.S. economic growth in the third quarter.