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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise after Bernanke comments
Reuters* Dollar index up slightly after Bernanke * Wall Street rises, S&P at new high; Europe also up * German bond yields ease, Treasuries firm * European shares ease off multi-year highs By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Stock markets around...Tags: Stock Activities, Nasdaq Composite, Credit Ratings, Federal Reserve, Foreign Exchange Market
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Clearwire recommends approval of sweetened Sprint bid
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp said its special committee and its board of directors approved Sprint Nextel Corp's sweetened offer to take over the company and advised shareholders to vote for the deal. Wireless service provider Clearwire...Tags: Elections, NASDAQ, Shareholders, Politics, Sprint Nextel Corporation
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Bernanke's Q&A testimony to congressional panel
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below are highlights of the question and answer session of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday. BERNANKE ON BANKS THAT ARE "TOO BIG TO...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Policy, Finance, Employment Opportunities, Labor Day
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CORRECTED-FACTBOX-Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013
Reuters(Corrects spelling of film title and character Grigris) CANNES, May 22 (Reuters) - This year 20 films are in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, vying for the Palme d'Or for best picture that will be awarded on May 26. Here is the 2013...Tags: Carey Mulligan, Ethan Coen, Iran, Mads Mikkelsen, Bruce Dern
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Vanguard chooses FTSE indexes for 4 new ETF equity funds
ReutersBOSTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Vanguard Group, one of the largest managers of exchange-traded funds, will use stock market indexes from FTSE Group for four new funds based in Ireland, the companies said on Wednesday. Vanguard, which oversees about $288...Tags: Republic of Ireland, State Street Corporation, Finance, University of Chicago, Economy, Business and Finance
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Sony weighs investor's proposal to break up company
ReutersSony Corp. is considering a proposal by California billionaire Daniel Loeb to sell as much as a fifth of the group's money-making entertainment arm -- movies, TV and music -- to free up cash to revive an electronics business battered by competition from...Tags: Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Electronics, Shinzo Abe, Sony Corp.
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Nikkei climbs 1.6 percent to five-and-a-half-year high on BOJ optimism, Sony surges
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average climbed 1.6 percent to a fresh 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday, spurred on by the Bank of Japan's optimism about the economic outlook, while Sony Corp surged on reports it may consider a proposal to spin off its...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Religion and Belief, Bonds, Shinzo Abe, Weight
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks supported by Fed reassurance; BOJ stands pat
Reuters* Some Asian stock markets buoyed by record highs on Wall St * Fed officials play down speculation of ending stimulus anytime soon * BOJ keeps policy unchanged as expected * JGB futures dip after BOJ, Nikkei stays firm By Masayuki Kitano and Vidya...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, DAX, Shinzo Abe, Foreign Exchange Market, Nikkei
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Sony cuts sales target for cameras, smartphones for 2014-15
ReutersTOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp lowered its sales target for digital cameras to 1.3 trillion yen ($12.7 billion) for the fiscal year to end-March 2015, from a previous estimate of 1.5 trillion yen. Sony also cut its sales target for...Tags: Science and Technology, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Electronics, Sony Corp., Computer Hardware
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Sony to assess spin-off plan; cuts targets for cameras, smartphones
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015, but said there were "encouraging" signs of a revival in its electronics business. CEO Kazuo Hirai told a press...Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics, Samsung Group, Sony Corp., Foreign Exchange Market
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar dips, shares mixed ahead of Bernanke testimony
Reuters* Dollar index dips 0.1 pct, Bund futures rise * Markets bets on 'no-change' signal from Fed chief * European shares steady near multi-year highs By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The dollar dipped and benchmark Bund futures rose on Wednesday...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Foreign Exchange Market, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Ben Bernanke
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Key quotes from BOJ Kuroda's news conference
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and in its market operations....Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds, Central Bank, Government Debt
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