http://online.wsj.com What's News US en-us copyright © 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:10 EST http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif http://online.wsj.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206430905297956.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Greece has agreed to lay off 15,000 public-sector workers by the end of 2012, as international pressure mounts on Athens to agree on austerity measures needed to secure major new debt agreements. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:58:54 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206583285527156.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Stocks drifted lower as the recent rally paused, with investors shifting focus to wrangling in Greece over fiscal austerity. FREE Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:28 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577204982933314566.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The auto maker is expected to report 2011 net income of more than $8 billion and has set its sights on a once-unthinkable goal: make more than $10 billion a year. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:59:10 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206760285525538.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Nabors said its former Chief Executive Eugene Isenberg agreed to terminate his employment pact and will waive his claim to a $100 million payment. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:57:58 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206851008245274.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Telecom company Verizon Communications and Redbox video-kiosk owner Coinstar said Monday they will launch an online service in the second half of the year featuring streaming videos and downloads. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:15:22 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577207292405212770.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global's brokerage said a shortfall of customer funds existed five days before the company failed, growing in size until it filed for bankruptcy protection. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:38:14 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205222988600332.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Federal and state officials aim to wrap up this week a multibillion-dollar agreement with five major banks to settle probes of alleged foreclosure abuses. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:39:38 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205350584841574.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A financial turnaround at Las Vegas Sands Corp. is beginning to pay off for chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, who during the financial crisis put $1 billion of his own money into the struggling casino operator. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:52:53 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206613592210638.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us China said it prohibited its airlines from paying for carbon emissions under the European Union's system to limit greenhouse emissions, in an escalation of Beijing's opposition to the plan. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:36:40 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205022676493042.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A Glencore-Xstrata merger would create a true rival to global mining heavyweights and pressure midsize players to either team up or grow through acquisitions. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:38:50 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577206411037172908.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Citigroup plans to issue credit cards on its own in China, as it looks to capitalize on the country's consumption power and expand in the world's second-largest economy. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:04:59 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577207180362925006.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Bank of America has abandoned the sale of MBNA Europe, the bank's credit-card business in the U.K. and Ireland. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:25:33 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206651681198934.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The International Monetary Fund urged China to run a federal deficit of 2% of GDP rather than looking to reduce the country's deficit as planned, given the uncertainty in the global economy. FREEINDIA Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:08:02 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577207161652563088.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us U.K. supermarket giant cites difficulty for customers to switch banks for offering's pushback to 2013. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:52:47 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205271871915652.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Farmers and analysts are expressing fresh skepticism about Agriculture Department data on the corn market in the wake of the latest figures, which stunned traders and sent prices on another wild ride. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:27:35 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205123357254102.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The White House plans to nominate former Bush administration official Jeremiah Norton to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a key banking regulator. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:53:09 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206530782845926.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us West Africa-focused gold producer Randgold Resources Ltd. reported a more than fourfold rise in fourth quarter net profit due to higher gold prices and a significant increase in production. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:40 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203920204577197372686830732.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us State-run entities that expanded over the past decade to provide affordable homeowners insurance in hurricane-threatened Florida are in danger of becoming so big they threaten to wreak havoc on the local economy. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:51:46 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206661873692778.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Humana's earnings surged 86% as the health insurer continued to benefit from membership growth and light use of health benefits. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:23:13 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206662809180118.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Hasbro's earnings slipped as the toy maker booked double-digit sales declines in the girls and games categories. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:26:01 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206713056055238.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Lazard swung to a loss in the fourth quarter as the investment bank struggled with a slump in advisory revenue and higher-than-expected compensation costs despite slashing year-end bonuses. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:19:16 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206670687902732.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us CNA Financial reported a 37% decline in profit as the insurer recorded a wider operating loss in its noncore life and group lines of business. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:11:20 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577205892532046810.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Private-equity firm TPG has secured about 4 billion yuan so far as it raises capital for China investments. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:31 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577206280336439056.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Suzuki Motor said net profit for the first nine months of its fiscal year fell 4.7%, squeezed by the strong yen and slumping sales in India. FREEINDIA Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:03:16 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201493971574830.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us After a spate of rocky debuts in the U.S., this week's slate of initial public offerings are going to be facing a tougher pricing environment. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:19:58 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577201550527464064.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us PepsiCo and Coca-Cola likely will show solid profit growth when they share their 2011 results this week, but this year could be tougher. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:45:14 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205283607829856.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Action film "Chronicle," about three teenagers who gain superpowers, grossed $22 million at the weekend box office, putting it in the top position. PAID Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:50 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577201381448076726.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Thomson Reuters handled more spot-market currency trading than its main rival EBS for a third straight month in January, as dwindling trading in the Swiss franc and the yen weighed on EBS volumes. PAID Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:30:01 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577204912744564718.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us India's Kingfisher Airlines shelved plans to join Oneworld, the second loss to the global marketing alliance in a week. The move capped a tough period for the alliances that have come to dominate the industry. PAID Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:09:21 EST