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The Federal Reserve could slow its purchase of bonds later this year with an eye toward ending the program by mid-2014, Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday.
FedEx Quarterly Profit Drops
Earnings at FedEx dropped 45 percent for the Memphis-based company's fourth quarter, compared with last year, after accounting for the costs of "business realignment" and retiring aircraft, the company announced Wednesday.
MillerCoors Taps New Hispanic Ad Agency
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Chrysler and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sorted out a recall of Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys, Chrysler announced today.
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Microsoft Says XBox Is No Big Brother
Microsoft manager Marc Whitten doesn't think a lot of the recent criticisms from data security advocates about Microsoft's new XBox One gaming console are fair.
