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06/20/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Bernanke suddenly no friend to big bond funds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ben Bernanke, the central bank chief whose massive stimulus program drove bond yields to historical lows and minted a mountain of profit for fixed-income funds along the way, is now the arch nemesis of bond mavens.

Wall St tumbles on Fed's stimulus plan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Thursday, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest daily decline since November 2011, as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's plan to begin winding down its stimulus program later this year if economic conditions permit.

Oracle's new software sales disappoint

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp reported a 1 percent increase to $4 billion in new software sales and Internet-based software subscriptions for the quarter, at the low end of its own forecasts, sending its shares sharply lower.

Sprint raises offer for Clearwire to $5/share

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp raised its buyout offer for Clearwire Corp to $5 per share on Thursday, trumping a $4.40 per share offer from Dish Network Corp.

American Express names McKesson's Campbell as CFO

(Reuters) - American Express Co named Jeffrey Campbell as its chief financial officer, replacing Daniel Henry, who will retire later this year.

Madoff trustee cannot sue big banks, U.S. court rules

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's victims suffered a big defeat as a federal appeals court rejected his bid to recover nearly $30 billion from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other banks he accused of aiding in the swindler's fraud.

Blackstone settles Extended Stay lawsuit for $10 million

(Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit that had sought $8.4 billion for its role in the sale and subsequent bankruptcy of hotel chain Extended Stay Inc.

Testing shows big improvement in Lockheed unmanned minehunter

(Reuters) - An unmanned minehunting vehicle developed by Lockheed Martin Corp has shown improved reliability in new tests, moving it a step closer to use on U.S. warships, Navy officials said on Thursday.

VW's Audi swaps R&D chiefs as criticism grows: source

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Audi unit will swap development chiefs for a second time in less than a year, causing a stir at the luxury carmaker as it fights to close the gap with rival BMW.

New Heinz owners shake up management after takeover

(Reuters) - H.J. Heinz Co announced the departure of 11 executives on Thursday in a management shakeup less than two weeks after its new owners, 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway Inc , closed their $28 billion acquisition.