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the dow finished up thursday, 340 points. this could be the best october in a quarter century. the economy is growing. the gross national product for the third quarter was nearly double the figure from april to june and that s thanks to consumer spending and more business investment. alison kosik will join us in about half an hour for the opening bell, but right now let s talk to global editor at large with reuters. good morning. so, what a difference a day makes. the dow futures are already down this morning and we ve learned that whirlpool is cutting 5,000 jobs in north america and europe. it looks like that big rally from yesterday was not the real turn around we were hoping for. well, i think the rally yesterday was really mostly about europe. and i think the big question that the markets are asking is not so much is everyone going to be fantastic. is there going to be a huge economic rebound in the u.s. and in the world. the question is, is there going to be anot ....
Are fleeing as well. moussa koussa to britain, treki to egypt. sources tell cnn gadhafi may be open to dialogue with the opposition possibly even open to giving up power, but only to someone within his inner circle, possibly his son and only after rebels stop fighting. a senior aid is in london for back channel talks with the britts in the opposition capital of benghazi, leaders called on him to back down and step down. that s not in the plan today. rebels are mounting yet another push near a town that s changed hands now six times in six weeks. libya s neighbor to the east, egypt, helped inspire protest ....