Ex-Kleiner partner wants day in court in discrimination lawsuit

A high profile sex discrimination lawsuit in Silicon Valley should be taken private via arbitration, lawyers for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers argued on Wednesday, but the plaintiff, former partner Ellen Pao, wants the chance to tell her story before a judge.

Ally deal draws limited objections from ResCap creditors

Ally Financial Inc's proposed $2.

Instant View: Fed to keep buying bonds, boosts 2014 forecasts

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the program, despite intense market speculation it could soon start drawing it to a close.

U.S. judge limits ex-Goldman Sachs executive's defense in fraud case

A federal judge on Wednesday limited the extent to which former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president Fabrice Tourre can argue that he was acting on the advice of company lawyers in his defense against charges that he misled investors.

BlackBerry shares fall as analyst downgrades stock ahead of earnings

BlackBerry shares fell nearly 4 percent on Tuesday after a Bernstein Research analyst cut his rating on the stock to "underperform" ahead of the company's quarterly earnings release next week.

World Bank Keeping Eye on Fed

The president of the World Bank said it is watching for any spillover effects on developing countries of a slowing of U.S. money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise.

Mortgage Applications Skid as Interest Rates Jump

Interest rates on home mortgages rose last week to hit their highest level in over a year, hurting demand from potential homeowners.

Fed Looms Large, But No Action Expected

Data since the officials met in May has been mixed, but the central bank is expected to keep up its bond-buying program.

Tinkler gives up half of Whitehaven stake to lender

Struggling Australian tycoon Nathan Tinkler has given up nearly half of his stake in Whitehaven Coal Ltd for about $285 million to pay down debt to a U.S. hedge fund, easing concern about a forced selldown that had weighed on the miner's value.

Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources

SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.