LinkedIn will go public this year (Reuters)
China said the yuan was not the cause of trade problem with the US (Reuters)
BP plc (NYSE: BP) and other firms involved in the Gulf disaster made risky decisions according to a presidential panel (Reuters)
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has sold 8 million Kinects in 60 days (Reuters)
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) said there was substantial corporate interest in its new Playbook tablet PC RIM will launch a 4G versions with Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) later this year (Reuters)
Motorola Mobility will launch a device that makes a smartphone work more like a PC (Reuters)
Microsoft and ARM will build a new portable device (Reuters)
Starz is in talks with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to launch its content onto the streaming service of the rental firm (Reuters)
Sears (NYSE: SHLD) and Urban Outfitters may buy J Crew (NYSE: JCG)
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) will move into the tablet business with its new buyout of Atheros. (Reuters)
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has received huge interest from clients who want to buy shares in Facebook (WSJ)
The US corporate tax system may be updated soon (WSJ)
Global food prices hit a record (WSJ)
Health spending reached 17.6% of GDP in 2009 according to Health Affairs. (WSJ)
GM (NYSE: GM) will put phone recharge mats in cars (WSJ)
AT&T (NYSE: T) will use its existing network for its 4G distribution but LTE will not be available for three years (WSJ)
Ben Bernanke will take questions from the press at an event next month (WSJ)
Mine companies may be forced to add new safety features (WSJ)
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) won a suit which claimed the Interior Department favored Microsoft in a bid for software products (WSJ)
Soundscan reports that album sales dropped for the ninth year out of the last ten (WSJ)
The new Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) logo drops the word “coffee” (WSJ)
Industrial and commercial loan growth is back to pre-2008 levels (WSJ)
Chapter 11 filings by banks could save the FDIC significant money (WSJ)
A surge in TV sales worldwide has dropped (NYT)
HTC’s December sales doubled what they were a year ago (NYT)
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) did not invest in an earlier round of Facebook money raising (NYT)
A watchdog called for a major overhaul of the US tax system (NYT)
China may begin to export high speed rail components (FT)
Soros say EU aid to Ireland will not solve the country’s financial problems (Bloomberg)
Goldman Sachs may sell and hedge positions in Facebook (Bloomberg)
JPMorganChase (NYSE: JPM) legal bills for credit crisis related issues may cut profits (Bloomberg)
KPMG International expects China manufacturers, VW, and Hyundai to gain market share by 2015.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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