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Fed seen keeping options open on pace of bond buying

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speaks during a news conference in WashingtonFederal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year ...

Asian markets tense before Fed; Nikkei outperforms

A woman walks past a markets index board in TokyoJapanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously waited for clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy ...

Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire

Workers build a booth for Dish, a satellite TV provider, as they prepare for the International CES show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las VegasDish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and would instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp. The ...

Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates

File photo of employees standing next to a container ship at Ningbo port in NingboAsia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD ...

Vodafone raises Kabel Deutschland offer after rival bid: report

The logo of Kabel Deutschland is written on a door bell at the Kabel Deutschland playout center in FrankfurtBritain's Vodafone Group Plc has raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, a day after U.S. media group Liberty Global Plc made a rival bid, Bloomberg ...

Mexican oil producer Pemex evacuates headquarters after bomb threat

Presidential guards stand in front a black ribbon after a tribute for the victims of an explosion at the headquarters of the state oil monopoly Pemex in Mexico CityMexico's state oil producer, Pemex, said on Tuesday it had evacuated its Mexico City headquarters, the site of a deadly explosion in January, after a bomb threat. "In the face of the threat, we're ...

Empire State Building gets 'left-field' $2 billion offer to sell

Storm clouds pass over the top of the Empire State Building in New YorkA New York City real estate company offered to buy the Empire State Building for $2 billion, a written offer showed, significantly below the skyscraper's appraisal price and about three weeks after investors ...

Adobe expects third-quarter Creative Cloud subscriber adds to exceed second-quarter

Narayen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe Systems Inc., speaks in New YorkAdobe Systems Inc, known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software, reported a higher-than-expected adjusted second-quarter profit and said demand rose for Creative Cloud, the subscription-based version of ...

Kodak prepares $406 million offering as it eyes bankruptcy exit

A general view of the now mostly unused Kodak factory in Rochester, New YorkEastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said it will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...

Wall St. extends rise, investors see no change in Fed policy

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock ExchangeStocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would temper statements which were interpreted to mean a sooner-than-expected winding down of stimulus efforts. ...