The 10 Big Under-The-Radar Stories You Probably Missed This Week (C, UBS, BRKA, GS, MHP, BA, TM)

Don't blame yourself if you missed a few key things this week. Even with one eye on CNBC and the other on your Bloomberg terminal, it's likely you'd only remember the details emerging from Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy dominated headlines after New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was forcing protestors out of Zuccotti Park after dusk. Elsewhere, the U.S. remained firmly focused on Penn State and the scandal unfolding over Jerry Sandusky.
In Europe, news circled around rising yields of Italian, Spanish, French, Austrian, and Belgian sovereign debt. Italy swore in Berlusconi's successor and investors wondered how he could right the country.
Japan's economy grew for the first time in four quarters
After a year of tremendous global macro-economic headwinds, spillover from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and Thai flooding that gravely disrupted its supply chain, Japan posted its first economic growth in a year. The country's economy expanded by 1.5% for annualized growth of 6.0%. Personal consumption rose 1% from the prior quarter and companies like Toyota put workers back to work to make up for idled plant time earlier this year. However, the government expects growth to slow heading into the final quarter of the year as spending declines.
Boeing receives two massive orders, toppling records
Airplane manufacturer Boeing received a number of orders this week, but two eclipsed anything it had recorded before. First, Emirates signed a purchasing agreement for 50 777 totaling $18 billion at list price. Then, days later, while President Barack Obama traveled through the Pacific Rim, Obama announced that Boeing had also secured an order for 201 Boeing 737MAX and 29 Next Generation 737ER jets for $21.7 billion. The announcement also included the option for Lion Share to purchase $14 billion more.
Warren Buffet announces massive stake in computer services firm IBM
While on CNBC for a three-hour interview, Warren Buffett revealed that Berkshire Hathaway had accumulated 5.5% of IBM shares. The move, valued at $10.7 billion, was his first big foray into tech stocks. The oracle from Omaha also announced stakes in CVS and Visa. But he didn't give up that information up easily. Instead, he led the anchors of Squawk Box on with hints that referenced Harold, or HAL, of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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