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Money & Markets modules for Thursday, October 16

All graphics are sent by 6 p.m. EDT

TODAY

Ad slump? Wall Street predicts Google's third-quarter earnings declined from a year earlier.

COMPANY SPOTLIGHT

CSX on consolidation

CSX railroad's top executive cautions that regulators are likely to be reluctant to allow consolidation among the major industry players because of possible service disruptions.

CENTERPIECE

Market report card

The stock market has erased its gains for the year and investors are feeling flat. Here's a snapshot of the major market indexes and other measures of market performance.

STORY STOCKS

AbbVie (ABBV)

Bank of America (BAC)

KeyCorp (KEY)

Petr (PBR)

Lakeland Indus. (LAKE)

Luminex (LMNX)

Orexigen Thera. (OREX)

Shire (SHPG)

FUND FOCUS

Baron Small Cap Retail (BSCFX)

Baron Small Cap Retail carries Morningstar's bronze-medal analyst rating, and is cited as having produced competitive results since its launch in 1997.

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