http://biz.yahoo.com/top.htmlTop Stories from Yahoo! Financeen-usThu, 18 Oct 2007 19:11:42 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/finhome/topstories/apf/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/wall_street.htmlWall Street pared most of its losses Thursday as investors absorbed disappointing results from Bank of America Corp. that provided further evidence of how the credit crisis has hurt the economy.yahoo_finance/894965418Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:11:42 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/earns_bank_of_america.htmlBank of America Corp., the nation's second-largest bank, said Thursday its profit fell 32 percent in the third quarter as trading losses and write-downs on a wide variety of loans offset solid revenue growth in most businesses.yahoo_finance/3849565744Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:18 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/earns_pfizer.htmlPfizer Inc., the world's largest pharmaceutical company, said Thursday its third-quarter profit plunged due to a $2.8 billion pretax charge to end investment in inhaled insulin drug Exubera, and lower sales of blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.yahoo_finance/1280697719Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/children_s_health.htmlHouse Democrats were unable Thursday to override President Bush's veto of their pre-election year effort to expand a popular government health insurance program to cover 10 million children.yahoo_finance/700002981Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/cold_medicines.htmlCold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told government health advisers Thursday.yahoo_finance/2052706905Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/apfn_semiconductors_sector_snap.htmlEarnings results pulled chip stocks in opposite directions Thursday, with Cavium Networks Inc. down nearly 9 percent even after posting slightly better-than-expected earnings and sales.yahoo_finance/264913203Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:14 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/earns_baxter.htmlBaxter International Inc. said third-quarter profits rose 6 percent on strong sales of its hemophilia therapy, beating Wall Street forecasts and prompting the drug maker Thursday to boost full-year financial targets.yahoo_finance/2326281343Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:13 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/apfn_nektar_therapeutics_mover.htmlNektar Therapeutics shares fell to a four-year low Thursday after Pfizer Inc. said it quit a partnership with the drug developer on the inhalable insulin Exubera.yahoo_finance/2962228502Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:12 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/earns_continental.htmlContinental Airlines Inc. said Thursday its profits rose 1.7 percent in the third quarter as it recorded a double-digit increase in revenue from international travel.yahoo_finance/3931137188Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:11 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/topnews/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071018/earns_hershey.htmlThe Hershey Co., the nation's largest candymaker, said Thursday its third-quarter profit tumbled 66 percent as it spent heavily to streamline its operations and struggled with aggressive competition and slackening sales.yahoo_finance/1373165731Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:10 Etc/GMT