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Asian markets fell sharply on Thursday as the FOMC signaled an end to monthly bond-buying on Wednesday and on weak China factory output data.

The rupee fell to a new low against the dollar after the FOMC suggested the Fed pull back on its bond-buying program.

This is how influential the chairman of the Federal Reserve is.

However, the Fed said downside risks to the economy and job market have "diminished since the fall."

The Swiss Parliament formally rejected a U.S.-led effort for more information on wealthy American clients of secretive Swiss banks.

The Fed chair ducked questions on a possible departure, and added he may start tapering QE this year. He wants "maximum employment."

Not even halfway through 2013, deals from major telecom players are close to the transaction record achieved seven years ago.

For some kinds of fraud, fines aren't enough punishment. The SEC maps out cases where admission of wrongdoing would be in the public interest.

An IPO by Brazilian cement maker Votorantim Cimentos was reportedly cancelled after shareholders and potential investors expressed concerns.

The 571-page report also says senior banker bonuses should be deferred for up to 10 years, linking them to long-term performance.

India will auction $7.15 billion in unused government debt quotas to foreign investors on June 20.

Japan’s exports grew at the fastest annual rate in more than two years, in a hopeful sign for Shinzo Abe’s economic policies dubbed 'Abenomics.'

U.S. stock index futures edge higher ahead of the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting, which began Tuesday.

The UAE is funding clean energy, but eight new wind turbines in the Seychelles can’t stop the water from rising.

There are fears that non-performing loans might start to tick back up again in Nigeria's banking sector.

Kodak will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering, which will be used to repay creditors under its Chapter 11 reorganization plan.

Gold futures fell for the third straight session while Asians markets mostly declined on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting.

Business sentiment among Asia’s top companies showed improvement in the second quarter despite weak global prospects, a report showed.

A report by the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center says that the euro zone recovery will only last a few months.

The refinery will start operations next year and Mongolia will re-import the refined products to meet demand.

The U.N.'s global fish price index has jumped 15 percent in May compared to a year ago.

In an attempt to cut back on pollution, China has launched its first carbon exchange in the city of Shenzhen, with six more to follow by 2014.

Phone companies in state jails give kickbacks to prisons and charge insane prices.

Major consultancy Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP has been banned from some new work in New York state temporarily, after an investigation found conflicts of interest.

Which types of U.S. investors will gain when the Federal Reserve eventually tapers -- i.e., decreases -- its quantitative easing program?

61 percent of small businesses don't secure their employees' Apple devices against data leaks.

Maybe Hong Kong needs an Edward Snowden-type in its banks.

Swiss lawmakers have criticized U.S. attempts to elicit information on U.S. tax evaders as undermining Swiss sovereignty.

The rebound is being driven by low mortgage rates, an improving job market and adequate consumer confidence.