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• BUSINESS-NEWS-SCHEDULE AT 1430 GMT / 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:50 AM ET

  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, in an effort to keep the bond yields from spiking, will likely emphasize the difference between tapering and tightening when it comes to monetary policy ( USA- FED/, moved, by Alister Bull, 760 words). -USA- FED/POLL, expect by 2100 GMT/ 5 PM ET.

• US STOCKS-Wall St dips after recent rally as Fed statement looms Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 9:51 AM ET

  *Adobe shares up, FedEx up after results. "The early morning action is not surprising given the fact that we've had two days of position jockeying ahead of the announcement," said Andre Bakhos, director of market analytics at Lek Securities in New York.

• US STOCKS-Wall St to open little changed as Fed statement looms Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:59 AM ET

  *Adobe shares up, FedEx down after results. "The early morning action is not surprising given the fact that we've had two days of position jockeying ahead of the FOMC announcement," said Andre Bakhos, director of market analytics at Lek Securities in New York.

• US STOCKS-Futures hold recent gains as Fed statement looms Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:16 AM ET

  NEW YORK, June 19- U.S. stock index futures were up modestly Wednesday, holding on to gains over the last two days ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement and news conference.

• US STOCKS-Futures little changed as Fed statement looms Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 7:42 AM ET

  NEW YORK, June 19- U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday following two days of gains ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement and news conference. *The Fed will release a policy statement at 2:00 p.m. EDT, which will be followed soon after by a news conference with Chairman Ben Bernanke.

• UPDATE 3-Softbank closer to acquiring Sprint after Dish abandons bid for now Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 4:05 AM ET

  *Sprint shareholders meeting to determine whether SoftBank offer passes. *Dish cites new hurdles in latest Sprint/ SoftBank pact for decision.

• Nikkei rises 1.3 pct on weak yen, Fed hopes; Softbank soars Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:50 PM ET

  *Softbank soars after Dish abandons Sprint bid. The market also got a boost from Softbank Corp, which soared after Dish Network Corp said it would abandon a bid for Sprint Nextel.

• Nikkei rises to one-week high on Fed hopes; Softbank soars Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:49 PM ET

  *Softbank soars after Dish abandons Sprint bid. The market also got a boost from Softbank Corp, which soared after Dish Network Corp said it would abandon a bid for Sprint Nextel.

• UPDATE 1-Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:48 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp.

• Dish abandons Sprint bid to focus on Clearwire Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:45 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- Dish Network Corp said on Tuesday that it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel and focus instead on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp.

• Sprint Sues Dish, Clearwire as Key Deadline Looms Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 8:48 AM ET

  

  Sprint Nextel has sued Dish Network to block its offer for Clearwire, on the eve of a key deadline in a battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank.

• Will Dish Get the Upper Hand Over Sprint?  Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:50 AM ET

  

  Jim Moorman, telecom analyst at S&P Capital IQ, comments on the latest development in the Dish/Sprint race for Clearwire.

• The Sprint & Clearwire Bidding Battle  Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:34 AM ET

  

  Oliver Matthew, Senior Research Analyst at CLSA discusses the battle of bids over Sprint and Clearwire. He thinks Softbank will come out well out of these negotiations.

• Forget the NSA, Privacy Breaches Start With You Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 2:09 PM ET

  

  Despite the outrage over allegations the NSA is collecting data on every phone call, it is clear that the worst privacy violations, especially for businesses, start with you.

• Netflix Strikes Huge Content Deal With Dreamworks Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 7:37 AM ET

  Netflix said a multi-year agreement with Dreamworks is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming.

• UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-Samsung to launch faster Galaxy S4 smartphone Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:19 AM ET

  SUWON, South Korea, June 17- Samsung Electronics Co plans to sell a variation of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone that will transmit data at nearly twice the normal speed, the head of its mobile business said on Monday.

• INTERVIEW-Samsung to launch faster Galaxy S4 smartphone Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:40 AM ET

  SUWON, South Korea, June 17- Samsung Electronics Co plans to sell a variation of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone that will transmit data at nearly twice the normal speed, the head of its mobile business said on Monday.

• UPDATE 1-Canada delays Wind Mobile deals on security concerns -report Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 3:43 PM ET

  TORONTO, June 14- National security concerns have delayed the Canadian government's approval of two deals that would solidify Vimpelcom Ltd's ownership of wireless carrier Wind Mobile, a Canadian newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

• UPDATE 1-Obama wants government to free up more wireless spectrum Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 1:03 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 14- President Barack Obama is directing federal agencies to look for ways to eventually share more of their radio airwaves with the private sector as the growing use of smartphones and tablets ratchets up the demand for spectrum, according to a memo released on Friday.

• Apple iPhone: Is Bigger Better?  Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 5:15 PM ET

  

  How to play the latest IPO Coty, with the FM traders; and Apple is reportedly working on launching new iPhone variants, with bigger screens, and cheaper price tags. Steve Milunovich, UBS, weighs in.