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• RPT-Pentagon expands probe of troubled components on fighter jet-sources

  *Navy official wants to check company's quality practices. WASHINGTON, Feb 1- The Pentagon is inspecting other components of the F-35 fighter jet in addition to the faulty fuel lines blamed for the grounding of the Marine Corps version of the warplane, two sources familiar with the program said on Friday.

• Denmark's Nokia Moment on $100 Billion Stock

  

  Denmark is facing its "Nokia moment"; drugmaker Novo Nordisk has ballooned into a $100 billion giant, dominating its home stock market just as the Finnish firm did at the height of the 1990s tech boom.

• Denmark Faces Nokia Moment on $100 Billion Stock

  Denmark is facing its "Nokia moment"; drugmaker Novo Nordisk has ballooned into a $100 billion giant, dominating its home stock market just as the Finnish firm did at the height of the 1990s tech boom.

• Denmark Faces Nokia Moment on $100 Billion Novo Stock

  Denmark is facing its "Nokia moment"; drugmaker Novo Nordisk has ballooned into a $100 billion giant, dominating its home stock market just as the Finnish firm did at the height of the 1990s tech boom.

• Minn. gov plans trade mission to Scandinavia

  ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is planning a trade mission to Germany, Sweden and Norway in June.

• Damage assessment continues on Shell drill vessel

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- The united command overseeing the salvage of the Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge says the vessel's damage poses no threat to its stability while it's anchored off an Alaska island.

• Norway ruling party to back Arctic islands drilling

  OSLO, Jan 31- Norway's ruling Labour Party is set to support oil exploration off a pristine northern archipelago, bringing to a head controversy over drilling in the Arctic in the run up to elections this year.

• UPDATE 3-Saipem warning draws investor anger

  MILAN/ OSLO, Jan 30- An unexpected profit warning from Europe's biggest oil services company Saipem sent shockwaves through the buoyant sector on Wednesday and drew investor ire as billions were wiped off the Italian company's market value.

• UPDATE 2-Saipem warning rattles booming oil services sector

  *Brazil seen as key to Saipem's troubles. MILAN/ OSLO, Jan 30- An unexpected profit warning from Europe's biggest oil services company Saipem sent shockwaves through the buoyant sector on Wednesday and wiped billions off the Italian company's market value.

• European shares slip, Saipem warning hits oil services

  *Earnings worries hit Saipem, Imperial Tobacco, Antofagasta. LONDON, Jan 30- European shares fell from two-year highs on Wednesday, dragged lower by concerns over earnings in the tobacco and oil services sectors, including a profit warning from Italy's Saipem.

• European shares hold ground after Saipem's shock downgrade

  *Oil services firm's tank in Saipem's wake. LONDON, Jan 30- European shares held their ground on Wednesday after a dividend boost and strong earnings in the banking sector offset the impact of a shock profit warning from Italian oil services firm Saipem.

• ANALYSIS-US rating still at risk despite reduced threats from DC

  NEW YORK, Jan 29- The retreat by Republicans from threats to push the United States into a debt crisis has stayed the hand of at least one credit ratings agency, but that does not mean the United States is suddenly safe. The country has retained its top triple-A rating from Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, despite rising debt levels.

• UPDATE 5-Oil holds above $113 after strong U.S. data

  LONDON, Jan 29- Brent crude oil stayed close to three-month highs on Tuesday above $113 after U.S. data pointed to a strengthening housing market, raising hopes of faster economic growth and higher fuel demand.

• UPDATE 4-Oil holds above $113 ahead of U.S., China data

  LONDON, Jan 29- Brent crude oil held above $113 on Tuesday as traders awaited data to gauge the strength of the economies of the United States and China, the world's largest oil consumers. Sentiment was boosted on Monday after business spending data from the United States helped reinforce the belief that a recovery was taking root.

• UPDATE 3-Oil holds steady above $113 on positive mood

  LONDON, Jan 29- Brent crude oil held above $113 on Tuesday as traders awaited data to gauge the strength of the economy of the United States, the world's largest oil consumer. Sentiment was boosted on Monday after business spending data from the United States helped reinforce the belief that a recovery was taking root.

• UPDATE 1-Faulty manufacturing seen behind F-35B grounding

  WASHINGTON, Jan 28- Pentagon and industry investigators have identified a manufacturing problem as the most likely cause of an engine failure that led to the grounding of the Marine Corps version of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet, a spokesman for engine maker Pratt& Whitney said on Monday.

• Canadian carbon project aims to prove 'clean coal' works

  *Boundary Dam power plant to trap carbon from 2014. OSLO, Jan 28- A technology that holds the hope for cleaner use of coal will be tested on a commercial scale for the first time in Canada next year, aiming to resolve big uncertainties about the vast amount of power it will need.

• UPDATE 2-Myanmar debt deals clear way for new reform push

  *Government says Paris Club deals worth $6 bln. *Japan helps it clear arrears to World Bank, ADB. In a set of deals announced on Monday, the government said it had cleared its arrears to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank and secured a huge debt write-off by creditor countries grouped in the Paris Club.

• UPDATE 1-Myanmar gets total debt relief of $6 bln; aid flows set to rise

  *Government says Paris Club deal worth $6 bln. Jan 28- Myanmar has cleared its arrears to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank and secured a huge debt write-off by creditor countries grouped in the Paris Club, clearing the way for aid donors to step up work to support the government's reforms.

• Myanmar says Paris Club agreed big debt write-off

  BANGKOK, Jan 28- The Paris Club of creditor countries has agreed to cancel half of the arrears owed to it by Myanmar, and individual countries have offered big debt cancellations, giving total debt relief of about $6 billion, Myanmar's government said on Monday.