News Headlines - 29 October 2014
▽Fed ends bond buying, shows confidence in U.S. recovery | Reuters
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday ended its monthly bond purchase program and dropped a characterization of U.S. labor market slack as "significant" in a show of confidence in the economy's prospects.
▽BBC News - Unmanned US rocket Antares explodes during launch
An unmanned supply rocket bound for the International Space Station has exploded shortly after its launch from the US state of Virginia.
▽British jets intercept Latvian plane over southern England | Reuters
Two British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled on Wednesday to intercept a Latvian cargo aircraft over southern England and escort it in to land at Stansted airport, but no security threat was found, officials said.
Tesco’s senior bosses face the potential threat of jail after the Serious Fraud Office launched a criminal investigation into the ailing supermarket’s ￡263m accounting scandal.
▽YouTube Considers Paid, Ad-Free Subscriptions - WSJ
Google Inc.’s YouTube may give viewers the option to watch ad-free videos for a fee, according to a top executive at the Internet giant, a big change from the advertising-only approach that turned it into the world’s largest online video website.
