Author Salman Rushdie gestures during an interview with Reuters in central London, September 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Paul HackettMUMBAI | Tue Oct 9, 2012 9:55am EDT MUMBAI (Reuters) - A film based on Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children" is

A gallery worker walks past Seagram murals by Russian-born American painter Mark Rothko during a media view of the first major exhibition dedicated to his late works at the Tate Modern in London September 24, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Andrew WinningLONDON

LONDON | Tue Oct 9, 2012 9:45am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks, among the most conservative asset managers in the world, are buying more stocks because of the paltry returns and negative yields available from top-rated sovereign bonds.It is a move

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota (far R) poses with board members at a drilling site near Stanley, North Dakota, August 16, 2012 in this handout photo supplied by Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. Credit: Reuters/Kevin

A ''for sale'' sign is seen outside a home in New York June 19, 2012. U.S. housing starts fell in May from a 3-1/2 year high, although permits to build new homes rose sharply, suggesting a nascent housing recovery remains on track. Credit: Reuters/Shannon