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• Wall Street flat as data, earnings offset Europe hopes (Reuters)
• Home prices drop, and consumers turn gloomy (Reuters)
• Apple hires away Dixons chief to expand retail (Reuters)
• US agency: AMR will seek to end worker pensions (Reuters)
• Kodak employee sues company directors over stock (Reuters)
• NYSE CEO sees low odds for D.Boerse deal but hopeful (Reuters)
• UPS profit tops Street view, sees 2012 growth (Reuters)
• Amer Sports profits fall in Q4 due to warm winter (AP)
• Investors kick off 2012 with defensive stance: Reuters polls (Reuters)
• States to decide this week on mortgage deal (Reuters)
• Treasury yields keep sliding as Europe talks go on (AP)
• Apple names European exec to head retail ops (AP)
• Home prices dropped in November in most US cities (AP)
• Exxon Mobil narrowly beats Street, shares fall (Reuters)
• Obama wants small-business bill this year (AP)
• GM adding $200M parts production facility in Texas (AP)

Wall Street flat as data, earnings offset Europe hopes (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:48 AM PST Reuters - Stocks gave up early gains to turn flat on Tuesday, weighed down by mixed corporate earnings and weaker-than-expected data on Midwest business activity and consumer confidence.

Home prices drop, and consumers turn gloomy (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:16 AM PST Reuters - Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumer confidence soured in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the economic recovery.

Apple hires away Dixons chief to expand retail (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:17 AM PST Reuters - Apple Inc is hiring Dixons Chief Executive Officer John Browett, who drove a recent turnaround at the British electronics retailer, to lead the iPad maker's retail expansion.

US agency: AMR will seek to end worker pensions (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp, which has responsibility for insuring certain benefits under private defined benefit pension plans, said on Tuesday it believes American Airlines will seek to terminate employee pensions in bankruptcy.

Kodak employee sues company directors over stock (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST Reuters - An Eastman Kodak employee filed a civil lawsuit against Kodak's board members and other fiduciaries of the photography companies' retirement plans, saying they breached their duties as the company was spiraling toward bankruptcy.

NYSE CEO sees low odds for D.Boerse deal but hopeful (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:48 AM PST Reuters - NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Duncan Niederauer sees a 10 percent to 20 percent chance that his $9 billion merger with Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE) will be approved, but the low odds do not mean he is giving up hope yet.

UPS profit tops Street view, sees 2012 growth (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:38 AM PST Reuters - United Parcel Service posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and forecast 9 percent to 15 percent growth this year as solid U.S. demand and growing e-commerce activity offsets an uneven global economy.

Amer Sports profits fall in Q4 due to warm winter (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:10 AM PST AP - Global sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp., whose brands include Atomic, Salomon and Wilson, saw fourth-quarter net profit fall 18 percent to euro31.1 million ($41 million), partly because of a slow start to the winter season.

Investors kick off 2012 with defensive stance: Reuters polls (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST Reuters - Investors have begun 2012 in a cautious mood, with U.S. and Japanese asset managers worried about the euro zone debt crisis cutting exposure to stocks and boosting bonds, while European accounts added risky assets, Reuters polls show.

States to decide this week on mortgage deal (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:05 PM PST Reuters - State and federal officials are close to a settlement with the largest U.S. banks over mortgage abuses, with states facing an end-of-the-week deadline to decide whether they will sign on, people close to the talks said.

Treasury yields keep sliding as Europe talks go on (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST AP - Treasury yields are falling as uncertain negotiations about Greece's debt crisis revive fears that a financial contagion will upend the global economy.

Apple names European exec to head retail ops (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:56 AM PST AP - Apple Inc. is naming former Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as its top retail executive, charged with developing the retail strategy for the iPhone and iPad maker as it expands Apple stores around the world.

Home prices dropped in November in most US cities (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:30 AM PST AP - U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by a major index. The declines show that most homeowners are not reaping the benefits from some signs of an improving housing market.

Exxon Mobil narrowly beats Street, shares fall (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:17 AM PST Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp's profit narrowly beat expectations, as rising oil prices offset falling margins for chemicals and fuel, and production fell short of some estimates, and its shares fell almost 2 percent.

Obama wants small-business bill this year (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:40 AM PST AP - Seeking cooperation in a polarized climate, President Barack Obama called on Congress Tuesday to act quickly on bipartisan measures that would extend tax breaks for small businesses and help startup companies raise money. He said he would sign the legislation "right away."

GM adding $200M parts production facility in Texas (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:03 AM PST AP - General Motors is expanding its production facility in Texas as part of a move that will add about 180 jobs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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