Hostess brands reportedly attract bids from Walmart and Kroger.

LinkedIn gains job-recruiting edge over Monster, reveals most-liked brands of 2012.

Nissan begins turning out Leaf batteries at new U.S. plant.

Apple dominates tablet-purchase intent, survey says, but loses patent case to licensing firm.

Build-A-Bear considers change at top.

Fox News leads cable segment while CNN dips.

GM revamps MyLink system.

Jaguar drops plan to build supercar.Continue reading...

Hostess Brands gets a stay of execution as company and union agrees to mediation today.

Ikea gets green light in India.

GM launches Springo sub-brand in China.

BMW shows off speed with tire-track promotion.

Best Buy posts loss as store sales drop.

Billabong Americas head considers buyout bid for company.

Campbell Soup builds giant Pinterest board out of classic green-bean casserole.Continue reading...

AT&T unveils flagship store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Amazon challenges Netflix with movie-streaming service.

Barclays names one of its own as new CEO.

Carrefour narrows loss.

Caterpillar says China growth may recover this year on government stimulus.

Chrysler sees sales of new Dodge Dart drift because of emphasis on manual transmissions.

Citigroup to settle suit connected to financial crisis for $590 million.

Daikin of Japan buys Goodman Global in U.S. air-conditioning market.

Facebook is cleared to buy Instagram by California authorities. Continue reading...

Airlines raise prices for the sixth time this year.

Automakers call for electric car standards.

Best Buy woos small business owners.

BP execs receive bonuses despite Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Cadbury brings Oreo brand to India.

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Egypt's defiant president Mubarak sacks cabinet as US threatens to cut off aid. Delta and other global carriers have suspended flights, while web, mobile and SMS services continue to block residents from the world.

Bill Clinton unites PepsiCo and Coca-Cola heads at Davos, where Pepsi's Indra Nooyi explained why Russia is key to her strategy.

BMW to bring back four-cylinder engines to US.

Chevron profit jumped 72% in the fourth quarter.

Daimler pays 125th anniversary bonus to all 260,000 employees.

Facebook's value tops Amazon, trails only Google on the web.Continue reading...

Apple patents "anti-sexting" technology.

EA taps Venus Williams as a brand ambassador.

GM admits that its new extended-range hybrid Volt isn’t always all-electrically driven.

Hasbro and Discovery debut the new Hub children’s TV network.

Honeywell takes the lead among U.S. corporations in political giving.

Intel sees signs of growing PC demand, and tries brand anonymity in some new products, for a change.

Jamba Juice announces major refranchising.Continue reading...