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Here's the scorecard, so far: France's CAC 40 is up 0.26% Spain's IBEX is up 0.09% Italy's FTSE MIB is down 0.22% Britain's FTSE 100 is up 0.28% Germany's DAX is up 0.51% Asian markets closed mixed. The Nikkei closed up 0.63%. The Hang Seng closed down 0.68% just ahead of the close. US futures are mixed. The Dow is up 14 points and the S&P is down .30 points. At 5 a.m. ET, the Ifo institute’s measure of German business confidence is out. Analysts are expecting a slight drop from September’s figure. Later, from the US, at 9:45 a.m ET Markit’s services PMI is out, with analysts expecting a reading of 58. That’s slightly down from last month but still way above the neutral 50 level. September’s figures for pending home sales will be out at 10: a.m. ET. SEE ALSO: The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now Join the conversation about this story »  | ||
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European markets are up early Friday after mostly unsurprising Washington Teen Dies After Being Shot By Fellow High School Student | ||
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A US teen who had been fighting for her life after a fellow high school student shot her in the head in a Friday rampage has died, the hospital caring for her said. Gia Soriano, 14, "passed away tonight as a result of her injuries," Providence Regional Medical Center said. Soriano is the second teen to die in the country's latest shooting spree, in which a male student opened fire in a high school cafeteria in the northwestern state of Washington, killing one student before shooting himself dead.
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