Coca-Cola to tackle
obesity for
1st time in TV ads

 

• Wal-Mart pledges to hire 100,000-plus veterans

• Survey: US home prices rise by most in 6 years

• Geithner: Gov't could pass debt limit by mid-Feb.

  • Bernanke prods Congress to raise debt
    ceiling

  • Fitch warns it may downgrade US over debt
    standoff

• JPMorgan told to fix oversight tied to $6B loss

Detroit Auto Show

• Toyota retakes global auto sales crown
  from GM

  Chrysler CEO:

  Sales of new

  Dart fall short

  
   

• Honda offers glimpse of new small SUV

Infiniti unveils
luxury sports car
at Detroit
show

 

• Jeep in talks to build some vehicles in
  China

• Nissan lowers price of electric Leaf

• Toyota hints at racier new Corolla design

Volkswagen floats idea of new midsize
SUV

 

 

International

• Japan Cabinet OKs $147B extra budget

• Portugal introduces tax hikes despite outcry

• Fitch cautiously optimistic over euro debt crisis

• German 2012 borrowing lower than expected

• S&P reaffirms negative outlook on Netherlands

• Ex-EBRD director charged with attempted
  bribery

• Malaysia's Perodua to invest $771M until 2015

Energy

• Oil gains on forecasts for Northeast cold spell

• Stocks little changed on Wall Street; Apple slides

• Investors exit stock funds for 6th year in a row

• Rates mixed at weekly Treasury bill auction

• HMV suspends share trading, seeks rescue

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