Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) fires a number of bankers, which may be the start of a Wall St. trend. (Reuters)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will set new rules to keep banks from mortgage abuses. (Reuters)

Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) senior engineer says that the Dreamliner 787 is safe. (Reuters)

Lenovo uses comments at CES to stake a claim as the world’s top PC firm. (Reuters)

China’s exports rise more than expected in December. (Reuters)

KFC’s parent, Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM), apologizes for the way it handled a food scare in China. (Reuters)

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) believes it will not have to raise its bid for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) to best a new offer by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH). (Reuters)

Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) made more than $654 million in profit in 2008 based on Libor bets. (WSJ)

Many CEOs of large companies sold shares while fiscal cliff talks occurred. (WSJ)

Dish Network’s bid for Clearwire is aimed at getting its spectrum rights. (WSJ)

Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) shares rise above $30 ahead of earnings. (WSJ)

A National Research Council and Institute of Medicine study finds the U.S. ranked near the bottom in age at death among developed nations. (WSJ)

A move against Chinese media censorship shifts to the Beijing News. (WSJ)

Chrysler may have an initial public offering as a means of getting capital to the United Auto Workers, which is a partial owner of the car firm. (WSJ)

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Peugeot will increase ties to save money in Europe. (WSJ)

BATS Global Markets says trades going back as far as 2008 may have violated rules about share pricing. (FT)

Samsung releases a new, powerful smartphone chip. (Bloomberg)

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) will launch new phones that help keep messages and data secure for corporations. (Bloomberg)

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