Builder confidence rose for the first time in October in five months, according to a report released Monday that nonetheless showed conditions at a weak level.

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Crew Gold Corp said Severstal is buying all its outstanding shares that Russia's largest steelmaker does not already own for $4.65 per share in cash, sending the...

* Shares down 3 pct (Rewrites, adds details from 8-K, comments from analyst, academic, no comment from company, share action)

NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - St Jude Medical Inc will buy AGA Medical Holdings Inc , a maker of devices to treat heart defects and vascular problems, for more than $1 billion in cash and stock, the...

* Analysts say 485 pence offer looks to be fully priced (Adds further analyst comment, background; in U.S. dollars unless noted)

* Shareholders vote seen in early 2011 (Adds background on companies, details from conference call, bylines)

(Adds NSTAR, Draka, Vimpelcom, others; updates BP, others)

* Plan designed to satisfy concerns of all involved -report

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Student Loan Corp swung to a third-quarter loss on a $562.2 million impairment charge as it marked down the fair value of certain loans to be sold to Sallie Mae and Citibank.

* Purchase of Bretas would double Cencosud Brazil presence

BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

In this difficult labor market, many recent college graduates may be forced to take jobs outside their preferred field, and settle for lower salaries than they might have hoped for. But even at a less-than-perfect job, grads can position themselves for later success.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Britain's average national house asking price rose 3.1% to 236,849 pounds ($380,308) in October, property website Rightmove reported Monday. Compared to October 2009, the average price is up 2.9%. The asking price saw a monthly 1.1% fall in September for a 2.6% year-on-year gain. The October monthly rise comes amid "poor" market fundamentals as the amount of property available continues to rise, which is likely to lead to disappointment for many prospective sellers, Rightmove said. The firm said a variety of factors accounted for the rise, noting that "bullish pricing" is a normal characteristic of of the autumn selling season, with the average asking price rising every October for the past decade.

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RBC is paying a full price, considering BlueBay's size - so the bank had better be certain of its strategy

One of the most popular characters in UK pensions is set to become the airport operator's reward manager

US-based fund manager’s core global equities mandates outperformed benchmarks in 2009

Former global head of bond research is tipped to go to Rogge Global Partners, a bond manager

The Swiss firm has hired a private banking veteran to expand its services in Europe

Rising Chinese markets helped push this week's fund managers to the top