Stocks: Looking to Bernanke
CNN
Investors are awaiting clues about whether the central bank will continue to pump money into the financial system. "Financial markets are addicted to [quantitative easing] and the idea of going cold turkey, or simply reducing the second dose, is unappealing," ...
Dollar, German bond yields ease before BernankeReuters
Gold Advances on Stimulus Speculation Before BernankeBloomberg
Stock futures edge up ahead of Bernanke, dataMarketWatch
Wall Street Journal -Financial Times -Businessweek
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Web Summit to host opening bell for Nasdaq in October
RTE.ie
Trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange, the world's leading market for technology stocks, will be opened for the first time from Ireland on October 30. The opening bell will be rung live on stage in front of 7,000 people at the RDS during this year's Web ...

Japan's BoJ holds policy as economy improves
Financial Times
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday on the basis that the big stimulus package unveiled in April would spur growth and lift prices. Haruhiko Kuroda, the central bank governor, said the move, which was widely expected, came ...
Why BOJ Was Right Not to Talk Up BondsCNBC.com
Japan holds steady, vows market steps to curb bond turbulenceGlobe and Mail
BOJ Gov Kuroda: Will Conduct Mkt Ops Flexibly to Make Policy Take EffectWall Street Journal
RTT News -Reuters -CNNMoney
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Sony Board Considers Breakup
New York Times
TOKYO — Sony said on Wednesday that its board was considering a proposal from a United States hedge fund to spin off part of its entertainment business, but it stressed that those discussions were preliminary and that it had not set a timetable for a ...
Sony board discusses partial sell-off of film and music armFinancial Times
Sony Board Discussing Loeb's Entertainment IPO ProposalBusinessweek
Sony board examines hedge fund spin-off planAFP
BBC News -Wall Street Journal -ABC News
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Obama's day: IRS and music
USA TODAY
President Obama and aides will be spending time Wednesday paying attention to Capitol Hill. Obama's meetings today include one with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and one of their topics is likely to be the investigation into IRS targeting of Tea Party and ...
Lew Says IRS Actions Were 'Unacceptable and Inexcusable'Bloomberg
Regulators to Vote on NonbanksWall Street Journal
Lew sees loosening underwriting standardsMarketWatch
Reuters -ABC News (blog) -Politico
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Victory for Dimon as JPMorgan Shareholders Reject CEO-Chairman Split
Businessweek
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon won more investor support this year than in 2012 to remain chairman, weathering a push to divide the roles after the largest U.S. bank suffered a record trading loss. The proposal to split the ...
Vote Strengthens Dimon's GripWall Street Journal
How Washington humbled JP Morgan Chase chief Jamie DimonWashington Post
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives vote to strip him of chairman roleLos Angeles Times
Forbes -New York Times -Reuters
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We can't ignore Europe's economic struggles
Hamilton Spectator
In recent surveys on both sides of the Atlantic, top business executives gave a similar forecast: Europe and the United States are both losing their competitive edge. Of the two economies — which are the largest in the world — Europe is struggling ...