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October 17, 2014 Issue Date:
November 1, 2014

Looking Ahead

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Oct. 26

The European Central Bank should publish today the results of its stress test on eurozone banks. Central bankers are seeking to purge banks too weak to make loans from participating countries as European officials aim to jump-start the region’s faltering economy.

Oct. 30

For the first time since 2010, basketball star LeBron James will don a Cleveland jersey as the Cavaliers open their 2014-15 NBA season with a home game against New York. After leaving Cleveland in 2010, James played four seasons in Miami. The NBA season kicks off Oct. 28 when the defending champion San Antonio hosts Dallas.

Oct. 31

Microsoft will stop providing most versions of the popular Windows 7 operating system to computer manufacturers today in another attempt to move computer users into Windows 8. The tech giant said it will cease offering free tech support for the 5-year-old Windows 7 software in January.

Nov. 4

Americans head to the polls today to elect members to the 114th Congress as well as to a bevy of state and local bodies across the country. In all, 36 states will elect governors. But most political watchers will be focusing on the 34 U.S. Senate seats up for grabs. Republicans need to add six seats to gain a majority in the next Congress.

Nov. 7

Tech insiders expect Apple’s new digital wallet service, Apple Pay, to go live today. The tech giant announced the service in September, indicating that Apple Pay users could replace plastic card payments by simply swiping a few buttons on their iPhones in the checkout aisle.