Futures edge up after record high for Dow, S&P 500

The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is pictured with the American national flag, in New York, October 14, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

• U.S. small business confidence gains in October: NFIB

International

Airbus aims to double China component sourcing value to $1 billion by 2020

A flight test engineer holds an Airbus Group flag after the first flight of the Airbus A320neo (New Engine Option) in Colomiers near Toulouse, southwestern France, September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

• Xi urges faster APEC talks on China-backed free trade area

• Exclusive: Apple's enterprise assault gets into higher gear

Exclusive: Germany eyes sale of stakes in Deutsche Telekom, Post

The logo of German company Deutsche Telekom is pictured at the CeBit computer fair in this file photo taken in Hanover, March, 6, 2012. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

• StanChart to axe 80-100 branches under revival plan

• Further economic sanctions on Russia not planned, Merkel says

Markets

Yen hits seven-year low on likely Japanese sales tax delay

A woman counts Japanese 10,000 yen notes in Tokyo, in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano/Files

• Global stocks rise, Brent crude hits four-year low

• Russian central bank says will limit ruble liquidity via FX swaps

 Money

• Currency hedged ETFs outperform, pick up inflows as dollar gains

• Vista Equity takes unusual risks with private equity fund

Economy

Too low U.S. rates should make Fed nervous: Plosser

Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, attends the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming August 22, 2014. REUTERS/David Stubbs (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTR43E1L

• Fed's Rosengren says fight for higher inflation should be vigorous

Microsoft unveils first Lumia smartphone without Nokia name

A view of Microsoft and Nokia signs in Peltola, Oulu July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Markku Ruottinen/Lehtikuva

• Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit new record; surge past $6 billion

• Alibaba's Ma: financial services IPO 'definite', eyes China mainland listing

Obama pressures FCC for strong net neutrality rules

A pro-net neutrality Internet activist rally in the neighborhood where President Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles, July 23, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn

• Juniper CEO quits after board reviews customer negotiation

• Facebook says messenger service has half a billion users