COSTELLO: It is 24 minutes past the hour. Welcome back. "Minding your business" this morning. U.S. stock futures are pointing to a flat open this morning. Markets got a boost yesterday from strong quarterly earning reports and a few merger announcements. We're one day away from finding out the details of a grand plan to save the European Union. If the announcement could not come soon enough, recession fears for the region are on the rise this week after new survey shows business activity has stalled with France, in particular, showing major weakness in that sector. The Vatican is calling for an overhaul of the world's financial systems, according to a proposal by the church. The Vatican suggests creating a global political authority that would regulate the financial markets. More bad news for Netflix. The company announced it lost 800,000 subscribers in the third quarter. Customers have been jumping ship since the company announced price hikes this summer. Stock is down more than 35 percent in premarket trading. And how this for a horror story. Halloween decorations and candy will cost you much more this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Americans are expected to spend $6.9 billion this Halloween. That's up 19 percent from last year. The reason, bad weather has driven up the price of pumpkins, peanut butter, and sugar. FedEx is gearing up for the holiday shipping frenzy in a big way. The global shipping giant says December 12th is set to be the busiest day it's ever had and is expecting more than 17 million packages to be shipped this year. The company also says it's adding 20,000 temporary workers to help handle the holiday rush. Don't forget for the very latest news about your money, check out the all-new CNNMoney.com. AMERICAN MORNING will be back after a break.
Halloween To Cost You More