Business News http://enews.earthlink.net/channel/news/bus Business News Supplied by AP en-us (c) 2013 EarthLink Networks Inc. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:13:33 EDT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:23:48 EDT 5 Airbus announces several orders of A320 jet family http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20130620/d162e344-395c-4637-b586-cf8bd266e9c9 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:13:33 EDT 20130620/d162e344-395c-4637-b586-cf8bd266e9c9 By LORI HINNANT Associated Press Futures slump in wake of Fed statement http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20130620/7713a9ce-4402-4b8b-b433-a9f31431b425 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:46:52 EDT 20130620/7713a9ce-4402-4b8b-b433-a9f31431b425 Associated Press Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20130620/0b0ad7bc-3646-49ae-b7ad-e00623581b3f 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:04:08 EDT 20130620/0b0ad7bc-3646-49ae-b7ad-e00623581b3f By KARL RITTER Associated Press Sony chief says time needed to study proposal http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20130620/ea4e854a-8c71-4772-9bd8-85c677d9e202 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:48:52 EDT 20130620/ea4e854a-8c71-4772-9bd8-85c677d9e202 By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press Bernanke clarifies Fed plan to cut bond purchases http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20130620/65b1e3ad-38c0-47eb-b727-100609bb662f WASHINGTON (AP) — A muddled message from the Federal Reserve has rattled investors for weeks. So Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to set the record straight Wednesday about the Fed's plans to shrink its bond-buying program later this year and end it entirely in 2014 if the economy continues to improve. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:22:44 EDT 20130620/65b1e3ad-38c0-47eb-b727-100609bb662f By PAUL WISEMAN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press