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• Steve Jobs family absent from Disney board despite stake (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Office Depot tests PayPal's new point-of-sale system (Reuters)
• Swiss econony minister sees franc weakening midterm: paper (Reuters)
• GE expects 2012 to be another volatile year (AP)
• France's Hollande bids to lock in campaign lead (AP)
• Bonus season not as festive for bank CEOs (AP)
• Bonus season not as festive for bank CEOs (AP)
• Delek says government rejects collateral for HSBC loan (Reuters)
• Romney to release taxes, Gingrich ready for Obama (AP)

Steve Jobs family absent from Disney board despite stake (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:14 PM PST Reuters - When Disney shareholders vote to re-elect directors at its annual meeting in March, neither Steve Jobs' wife nor a representative from his trust will be on the ballot, even though the trust is the media company's largest shareholder.

Exclusive: Office Depot tests PayPal's new point-of-sale system (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST Reuters - Office Depot Inc, the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer, is testing PayPal's new point-of-sale system in a few stores, a top executive told Reuters.

Swiss econony minister sees franc weakening midterm: paper (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:17 AM PST Reuters - Switzerland's economy minister Johann Schneider-Ammann expects the Swiss franc to weaken to about 1.40 francs per euro in the medium term, he told a Swiss newspaper on Sunday.

GE expects 2012 to be another volatile year (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:17 PM PST AP - General Electric Co. is bracing for another volatile year. The global conglomerate expects to see emerging markets from China to South America continue to grow while Europe falls into a recession.

France's Hollande bids to lock in campaign lead (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:33 AM PST AP - The Socialist candidate for France's presidency attempted to consolidate his front-runner status on Sunday with a pledge to pull French troops out of Afghanistan and to combat international financial speculators that he blamed for much of the country's problems.

Bonus season not as festive for bank CEOs (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:22 PM PST AP - JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank, posted record profit for 2011. Morgan Stanley's latest quarter topped expectations as the bank trimmed costs and cleaned up mortgage-related problems. But CEOs Jamie Dimon and James Gorman aren't taking home bigger bonuses.

Bonus season not as festive for bank CEOs (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:31 PM PST AP - JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank, posted a record profit for 2011. That didn't translate into a bigger bonus for CEO Jamie Dimon. Morgan Stanley's latest quarterly results topped expectations as the bank trimmed costs and cleaned up problems dating from the financial crisis. But CEO James Gorman saw the value of his stock awards for the year fall by half.

Delek says government rejects collateral for HSBC loan (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:16 AM PST Reuters - Israeli conglomerate Delek Group said on Sunday that the collateral to back an HSBC loan for its gas exploration units had been rejected by Israel's Petroleum Commissioner.

Romney to release taxes, Gingrich ready for Obama (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST AP - Stung by a South Carolina setback that capped a bad week, Mitt Romney said he would release his tax returns Tuesday in hopes of ending a campaign distraction while revived rival Newt Gingrich said he was the strongest Republican to go "toe to toe" with President Barack Obama.

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