Stocks mostly down ahead of 3Q earnings
NEW YORK - Wall Street finished a quiet session mostly lower Monday as investors cashed in some gains from last week’s rally and readied for quarterly corporate earnings reports.

A Nation of “Haves” and “Have-Nots”? (Pew Research Center)
Over the past two decades, a growing share of the public has come to the view that American society is divided into two groups, the “haves” and the “have-nots.” Today, Americans are split evenly on the two-class question with as many saying the country is divided along economic lines as say this is not the case… Of equal importance, the number of Americans who see themselves among the “have-nots” of society has doubled over the past two decades, from 17% in 1988 to 34% today.

Abused Workers Fight Back by Slacking Off
Employees toiling under an abusive supervisor often rebel quietly and indirectly by slacking off on the job and handing in sloppy work.

High court to hear securities fraud case
WASHINGTON - Investor lawsuits in the Enron scandal and other corporate wrongdoing hinge on a case before the Supreme Court that poses this question: Can banks, lawyers, accountants and suppliers be held liable for scheming with publicly held companies that deceive their stockholders?

Qatar says oil prices should top 100 dollars
DUBAI (AFP) - Qatar’s energy minister said crude oil prices, which have surged recently to record levels above 80 dollars a barrel, should be more than 100 dollars.