IBT Staff Reporter

WHAT: U.S. employment report for January

Feb 01, 2011

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finished above 12,000 and 1,300 points, resepctively, for the first time since mid-2008.

Feb 01, 2011

The threat that rising input prices pose to corporate profit margins was highlighted again as a number of U.S. manufacturers, including Emerson Electric Co and Paccar Inc, reported quarterly earnings.

Feb 01, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed to step down at the next election, would stay on to enact reforms in the next few months, and said authorities would pursue those responsible for destructive acts and looting and violence during the protests.

Feb 01, 2011

France's Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to raise its bid for Genzyme Corp to the low $70s-per-share range, plus a milestone payment based on the performance of an experimental drug, a source familiar with the situation said.

Feb 01, 2011

The U.S. would be foolish not to support the formation of a new democracy in Egypt, says Rutgers University political science professor and Middle Eastern specialist, Eric Davis.

Feb 01, 2011

The Dow and S&P 500 closed at their highest levels since June 2008 on Tuesday and looked poised for more gains after strong earnings and signs of a surge in U.S. manufacturing.

Feb 01, 2011

The manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in nearly seven years in January and signs of inflation jumped more than expected as a recovery in the world's biggest economy gained traction.

Feb 01, 2011

Pfizer Inc is to close its research and development center in Sandwich, southern England, which employs 2,400 people, dealing a major blow to Britain's scientific jobs base.

Feb 01, 2011

The Dow and S&P 500 closed at their highest levels since June 2008 on Tuesday and looked poised for more gains after strong earnings and signs of a surge in U.S. manufacturing.

Feb 01, 2011

(Corrects that Pfizer bought Wyeth in late 2009, not last year, paragraph 8; error also occurred in previous updates)

Feb 01, 2011

Apple says it's enforcing a rule that could impact the Sony Reader and Kindle apps.

Feb 01, 2011

U.S. auto sales jumped by about 18 percent in January, led by gains for General Motors Co and Chrysler as the two Detroit automakers restructured by the U.S. government took share from rivals.

Feb 01, 2011

BP's partners in Russian joint venture TNK-BP on Tuesday won an injunction halting the British oil giant's planned Arctic exploration partnership with Rosneft .

Feb 01, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is expected to say he will step down at the next election while U.S. President Barack Obama has told him he should not run, according to reports.

Feb 01, 2011

The Optimus 3D, the first 3D-equipped phone, will be unveiled at this years Mobile World Congress, LG says.

Feb 01, 2011

U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday on signs U.S. manufacturing surged and Pfizer Inc and UPS Inc posted strong results, sending indexes above key levels as market momentum strengthened.

Feb 01, 2011

Roughly 18,000 foreigners and Egyptians face food shortages and police corruption at Cairo airport.

Feb 01, 2011

The U.S. manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in nearly seven years in January and signs of inflation jumped more than expected as the world's biggest economy gained traction.

Feb 01, 2011

U.S. stocks, led by Pfizer and Bank of America, surge.

Feb 01, 2011

Procter & Gamble Co is consolidating its three global units into two as Vice Chairman Robert Steele prepares to retire later this year.

Feb 01, 2011

France's Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to raise its bid for Genzyme Corp to the low $70's per share range, plus a milestone payment based on the performance of an experimental drug, a source familiar with the situation said.

Feb 01, 2011

U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as the market's focus shifted to signs of economic strength and away from geopolitical concerns.

Feb 01, 2011

Samsung issues a correction on widely-reported error.

Feb 01, 2011

General Motors Co posted a 22 percent rise in sales for January, outperforming expectations for the market as a whole on gains in demand for its pickup trucks.

Feb 01, 2011

President Barack Obama will meet with a group of technology company chief executives on Tuesday as part of his effort to mend ties with the business community and find ways to create jobs.

Feb 01, 2011

BP's existing Russian partners won a UK court bar on its planned Arctic oil venture with state-controlled Rosneft on Tuesday, prompting conciliatory offers from the British oil company.

Feb 01, 2011

A lawyer of UK-based law firm ACS: Law has withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers, citing death threats from hackers.

Feb 01, 2011

DLA Piper is all set to emerge as the largest law firm in the world in terms of revenues and the number of lawyers, after it merges with its Australian partner DLA Phillips Fox.

Feb 01, 2011