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Canada won't make up UNESCO funding shortfalls

Canada will not help make up any funding shortfall to U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, which is under financial pressure after a vote to grant the Palestinians full membership, Foreign Minister John Baird said Tuesday.

AOL dial-up dwindles, but ad revenue rises

AOL Inc's revenue dropped 6 percent because of its dwindling dial-up Internet access business, but the decline was not as severe as expected, due to an increase in advertising revenue.

Bank of Canada chief says respects Greek referendum

Canada's central bank chief said on Tuesday he understands Greece's call for a referendum on the euro zone's latest bailout package, a plan that stunned other policymakers and triggered a downward spiral on global markets.

Private sector adds 110,000 jobs in October

U.S. private employers added more jobs than expected in October, and more were added in September than originally reported, while a separate report showed planned layoffs dropped sharply last month.

LightSquared boosts Inmarsat as maritime stalls

British satellite provider Inmarsat said its LightSquared spectrum sharing agreement boosted revenue in the third quarter as its core shipping business was hit by a shift to lower-revenue broadband terminals.

Comcast profit rises, overcomes NBC drag

Comcast Corp's profit rose 5 percent thanks to healthy results from its cable business, calming recent worries that the industry was succumbing to pressures from a weak economy and poor housing market.

Futures rise with Greece, Fed in view

Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, following two days of sharp market losses, with developments in Greece and a U.S. monetary policy meeting in focus.

Greek PM faces showdown talks with Merkel, Sarkozy

Greece's prime minister faces a grilling from the leaders of Germany and France on Wednesday after fighting to win the backing of his cabinet to hold a referendum on a 130 billion-euro ($178 billion) bailout package.

AOL posts Q3 loss

AOL Inc reported a quarterly loss as its dial-up subscription business melts away.

Small Business Borrowing Rises: PayNet

The growth of borrowing among small U.S. businesses moderated in September but the overall level still registered a 14th monthly double-digit increase in a fresh sign the economy is set to grow at a stable pace.

BOJ supplies dollars in rare move, warns on markets

The Bank of Japan supplied dollars in market operations on Wednesday for the first time in more than a year, a sign of the global market strains that board member Sayuri Shirai separately said could push the yen higher again.

U.S. Shares Seen up after Tuesday's Plunge

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 up 0.6 to 1 percent.

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