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Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts
Bernanke warns that premature ending of Fed's stimulus efforts would carry substantial risks
Va senators introduce offshore drilling bill
Va senators introduce legislation to allow offshore energy leases off Virginia
Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus
Stocks fall after Fed minutes show policymakers had weighed a pullback on its stimulus program
Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
Iceland forms new center-right govt, plans to halt talks on joining 27-nation European Union
EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013
EU's 27 leaders agree to important step in fight against tax evasion by year's end
Gold slips on speculation will Fed cut stimulus
Gold prices sank Wednesday as traders weighed the possibility that the Federal Reserve will start paring back its support for the economy in the coming months.
Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain
Fiat Industrial denies major damage to Italian tax receipts if shifts tax home to Britain
Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus
Stocks fell in afternoon trading Wednesday on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers in a meeting earlier this month favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continued to improve.
Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
Falling yen may help Japan, but proving a headache for other countries, especially in Asia
'BOOM TOWN BABY': African stock markets see gains
'BOOM TOWN BABY': African stock markets see big gains; Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria up big
IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth
IMF praises British government's flexibility over austerity, but warns more growth needed
Stocks edge higher as investors watch the Fed
Stocks open slightly higher on Wall Street as investors watch the Federal Reserve
Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish tone
Bernanke warning that now is not the time to end stimulus reignites stock rally
Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young
Germany, France seek to fight EU youth unemployment, aim for better use of existing funds
Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire
Sprint raises buyout offer for Clearwire by 14 percent; still opposed by minority shareholder
Futures rise; all eyes on the Fed
US stock futures rising before Bernanke remarks, Fed minutes and housing sales numbers
Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
In Oman, Kerry praises completion of $2.1 billion air defense deal with Raytheon



