Obama says White House, CEOs must work together (AP)

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• Obama says White House, CEOs must work together (AP)
• By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950 (AP)
• Freed Google manager helped spark Egypt revolt (AP)
• US to review Sudan terror designation (AP)
• Fire in Rio destroys Carnival costumes and floats (AP)
• AOL steps up news, ad effort with Huffington Post (AP)
• More confident consumers break out credit cards (AP)
• Mass. company draws fire for immigration game app (AP)
• Pea's will.i.am says cell service stopped tweets (AP)
• Overnight ratings up for Super Bowl (AP)
• Muslim Brotherhood warns it may quit Egypt talks (Reuters)
• Big U.S. banks face delayed bonuses (Reuters)
• Obama tries to woo business (Reuters)
• WikiLeaks' founder Assange fights extradition to Sweden (Reuters)
• Amtrak, senators announce NY-NJ rail tunnels plan (Reuters)
• Danaher to buy Beckman Coulter for $5.8 billion (Reuters)
• Geithner pledges to work with Brazil on China (Reuters)
• AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million (Reuters)
• Mubarak fights Egyptian protest with pay rise (AFP)
• Assange faces 'denial of justice': lawyer (AFP)

Obama says White House, CEOs must work together (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama prodded American businesses to do their share to help the economy, calling on executives to "get in the game" and begin investing nearly $2 trillion accumulating on their balance sheets.

By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950 (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST AP - Taxes too high?

Freed Google manager helped spark Egypt revolt (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:56 PM PST AP - The young Google Inc. executive released after he was detained for protesting against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he was behind the Facebook page that helped spark what he called "the revolution of the youth of the Internet" two weeks ago.

US to review Sudan terror designation (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST AP - The U.S. said Monday it would recognize an independent Southern Sudan and review its designation of Sudan's government in Khartoum as a state sponsor of terrorism after that African nation accepted the south's vote to secede.

Fire in Rio destroys Carnival costumes and floats (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:55 AM PST AP - A fire Monday gutted warehouses holding many of the elaborate, feather-and-sequin costumes and extravagant floats for Rio's Carnival parade, destroying the dreams and hard work of thousands of mostly poor Brazilians who toil year-round to stage one of world's most spectacular celebrations.

AOL steps up news, ad effort with Huffington Post (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:31 AM PST AP - AOL Inc., once the king of dial-up Internet access known for its ubiquitous CDs and "You've got mail" greeting in its inboxes, is stepping up its efforts in news and online advertising with a $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post.

More confident consumers break out credit cards (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST AP - Americans are putting more money on their credit cards after more than two years of cutting back, a sign of more confidence in the economy.

Mass. company draws fire for immigration game app (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:42 PM PST AP - A game developed by a Boston-based tech company and allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates.

Pea's will.i.am says cell service stopped tweets (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST AP - The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am said his attempt to tweet during the band's halftime Super Bowl performance Sunday was thwarted after he discovered his cell phone had no service.

Overnight ratings up for Super Bowl (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST AP - Green Bay's victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl has surpassed last year's record-setting game in the Nielsen Co.'s preliminary ratings measurement of big cities.

Muslim Brotherhood warns it may quit Egypt talks (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:15 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday talks to resolve Egypt's crisis were making progress, but the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo said it could quit the process if opposition demands were not met.

Big U.S. banks face delayed bonuses (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:03 PM PST Reuters - U.S. regulators on Monday made their most forceful attempt yet to clamp down on bank bonuses since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, but the proposals pale in comparison to harsher restrictions already set in Europe.

Obama tries to woo business (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama stepped up efforts to woo the business community on Monday, seeking their help to tackle "burdensome" corporate taxes but offering no new initiatives.

WikiLeaks' founder Assange fights extradition to Sweden (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked a British judge on Monday to block his extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, arguing he would not get a fair trial and could end up facing execution in the United States.

Amtrak, senators announce NY-NJ rail tunnels plan (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:02 AM PST Reuters - Amtrak announced plans on Monday for a $13.5 billion commuter rail project connecting New York City and New Jersey, reviving an idea rejected late last year by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as too expensive.

Danaher to buy Beckman Coulter for $5.8 billion (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST Reuters - Danaher Corp has struck a deal to buy medical diagnostics company Beckman Coulter Inc for $5.8 billion in cash, its biggest bet yet on the medical technology business.

Geithner pledges to work with Brazil on China (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:22 AM PST Reuters - The United States and Brazil will work together to pressure China on its undervalued currency, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated on Monday in comments that reinforced an emerging alliance between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest economies.

AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST Reuters - AOL Inc will buy Arianna Huffington's influential website for $315 million, looking to the high-profile liberal pundit to rescue it from the dustbin of Internet history.

Mubarak fights Egyptian protest with pay rise (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST AFP - Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak tried to buy himself some time in the face of defiant street protests on Monday, vowing to boost public sector pay packets by 15 percent.

Assange faces 'denial of justice': lawyer (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would face a "flagrant denial of justice" if extradited to Sweden over allegations of rape and molestation, his lawyer told a court Monday.

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