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Asian stock markets fall after Ben Bernanke says Fed could scale back its bond purchases

MANILA, Philippines - World stock markets fell sharply Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year and a survey showed a slowdown in manufacturing in China.
HK leasing company to buy 60 Airbus single-aisle jets worth $6.3B

LE BOURGET, France - A Hong Kong aircraft leasing company has agreed to buy 60 Airbus single-aisle jets, which have been selling well at this week at the Paris Air Show.
Sony chief says time needed to study proposal from US hedge fund, promises investors revival

TOKYO - Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom 'in tears' after European firm deletes files from shuttered site

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.
US stocks slide, Treasury yields spike after Bernanke says Fed could slow bond purchases

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Financial markets in the U.S. shuddered after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year and end it by the middle of next.
Potential fracking in Gros Morne raises concerns for UN's world heritage agency

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The UNESCO world heritage committee is recommending a monitoring mission be sent to Canada over "serious concerns" about potential oil exploration near Gros Morne National Park.
Sony chief says time needed to study proposal from US hedge fund, promises investors revival

TOKYO - Sony Corp.'s chief executive says time is needed to study a proposal from a U.S. major hedge fund to spin off a part of the company's entertainment unit.
Alberta Premier Redford stresses same values with U.S. over Keystone XL pipeline

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the United States and Canada share political and environmental values and must work together to become energy independent of those who do not.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Anti-Keystone billionaire to launch a social media campaign against the pipeline

WASHINGTON - San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, a friend to Barack Obama and a major Democratic financier, is unveiling a social media campaign on Thursday that aims to rally the president's formidable online army of supporters against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
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