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  • Dow Jones drops as Fed says QE may end later this year

    Shares in London slid sharply on the open today, following falls on Wall Street last night after the Federal Reserve said it could start winding down support for the US economy later this ...

  • US stocks trade nearly flat before FOMC announcement

    US stocks traded nearly flat in midday Wednesday after a wobbly morning session, as investors stayed on the sidelines before the release of the Federal Open Markets Committee's (FOMC) policy meeting announcement this afternoon.With no major US data due on Wednesday, all eyes are on the announcement and what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke would say in his press conference for any hint of a ...

  • Chinese billionaire buys 007s yacht maker

    Sunseeker's luxury yachts have been used in various James Bond films, making the iconic brand even more desirable to Chinese firm Dalian Wanda ...

  • US stocks tumble on Fed announcement

    US stocks have fallen sharply after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed may begin to taper bond purchases later this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 206.04 (1.35 per cent) to ...

  • U.S. stocks sink and bond yields rise after Bernanke says Fed could slow its bond purchases

    Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference is on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Federal Reserve offered a hint Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. (AP Photo/Richard ...

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The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) [DVD]

The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) [DVD]

Ingmar Bergmans The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukllan) takes place at a historical crossroads between the decline of pagan worship and the spread of Christianity in medieval Sweden, and similarly the film itself stands at a crossroads in Bergmans career. Having achieved ci ... ...

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  • U.S. Market Cap Guidelines Updated and Several Constituent Changes Announced for the SP SmallCap 600

    NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --S&P Dow Jones Indices is updating the market cap guidelines for its U.S. indices. Effective today, the new guidelines ...

  • How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared Wednesday

    Stocks fell sharply Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could slow its massive bond purchases this year and end them by mid-2014 if the economy improves enough. High-dividend stocks like telecommunications and utilities fell the most. Markets have been making big swings in recent weeks as traders try to anticipate when the Fed will ease back on the ...

  • How the Dows Price-Weighted Scoring Played Out Today

    ) scores are calculated based on share prices, not percentage moves or market caps. It's a somewhat controversial choice that makes a big difference to the way share price swings affect the index. Here's how this choice played out on Wednesday. (All stock prices are current as of 2 p.m. EDT ...

  • US STOCKS-Wall St drops after Bernanke hints at slowing stimulus

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:43pm EDT * Shares tumble after Fed chief signals stimulus could be pared back * Fed maintains pace of bond purchases for the present * REITs slump after Bernanke comments * Adobe, FedEx rise after results; Sprint tumbles * Indexes off: Dow 1.3 pct, S&P 500 1.4 pct, Nasdaq 1.1 pct By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday ...

  • U.K. to begin sale of bailed-out banks

    The U.K. government is actively preparing to start unwinding its ownership of two of the country's biggest banks, which it bailed out during the financial ...

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