Bernanke clarifies Fed plan to cut bond purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A muddled message from the Federal Reserve has rattled investors for weeks....

Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
TOKYO (AP) -- 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....

Markets roiled by Bernanke's exit strategy
LONDON (AP) -- Markets were roiled Thursday by a suggestion from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank may be done with its monetary stimulus next year. While stocks and commodities took a pounding on the news, the dollar surged....

France threatens Google with privacy fines
PARIS (AP) -- France is giving Google three months to be more upfront about the data it collects from users - or be fined. Other European countries aren't far behind....

Futures slump in wake of Fed statement
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures are sliding in the wake of comments by the chairman of the Federal Reserve, who said that the U.S. would pull back on the massive bond-buying program that for months has propped up markets at home and abroad....

AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press said Thursday that it has bought a minority stake in the live video service Bambuser, boosting its ability to acquire and distribute video collected by people who have witnessed news events....

Kodak secures up to $895M in financing
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Kodak says it's secured as much as $895 million to fund its operations after it emerges from bankruptcy protection....

Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Norway's Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region....

ABN Amro chief says Dutch bank ready to privatize
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- The chief executive of ABN Amro says the Dutch bank is ready to be privatized....

Airbus announces several orders of A320 jet family
LE BOURGET, France (AP) -- Airbus announced a series of orders for its smaller single-aisle jets Thursday, racking up 80 purchases for the A320 family of short- to medium-haul planes....