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*USDA cattle herd down about 1.6 pct yr-over-yr. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday said the U.S. cattle herd as January 1 was 89.30 million head, down 1.6 percent from a year earlier and the smallest U.S. herd since 1952. Analysts expected a 1.8 percent decline.

DORSEY, Md.-- The cybersecurity firm Accuvant Inc. says it expects to add 180 jobs as it moves its Maryland office from Hanover to nearby Dorsey. The privately held Denver- based company joined state and Howard County officials in announcing the move Thursday.

DENVER-- A Fox News Channel reporter will fight any attempt to force her to reveal her sources for a story about Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes, the reporter's lawyer said in a letter made public Thursday.

*McDouble price above $1 in LA, Manhattan and Chicago McDonald's promoting $1 Grilled Onion Cheddar Burger. Feb 1- McDonald's popular $1 McDouble cheeseburger, which has lured customers to the Golden Arches since 2008, is getting hard to sustain as rising beef prices threaten the company's profit margin.

NEW YORK, Jan 30- The slump in Apple Inc's share price from its September high has badly dented the returns of hundreds of mutual funds that had maintained outsized holdings of the stock.

DENVER-- The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association is reporting a 22 percent increase in new vehicle registrations in 2012 compared with 2011..

DENVER-- Denver- based Quiznos is expanding into Mexico. The toasted sandwich chain said Monday that it has partnered with Mexico City- based Quizmex SA DE CV to open more than 150 Quiznos restaurants in Mexico in the next 10 years. Quiznos officials say Mexico is experiencing a growing food service sector.

Brookfield Office Properties could be under pressure Monday after Citi downgraded the company and lowered its price target, citing the expiration of a lease from a major tenant. Other analysts have been too slow to lower their outlook for the real estate investment trust, analysts with Citi Research said in a research note.

DENVER-- An appeals court says it won't reconsider a ruling dismissing lawsuits that were filed against the federal government for rescinding oil and gas leases near national parks in Utah. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that energy companies missed a 90- day deadline to sue.

DENVER, Jan 24- Three Colorado bishops said on Thursday they will review a Catholic Church hospital's defense of a lawsuit that argues fetuses do not have legal status- apparently contradicting the Church's teaching on life issues.

*Profit 17 cents per share vs Street view 14 cents. Jan 24- Money manager Janus Capital Group Inc reported on Thursday that customers kept withdrawing cash from its mutual funds in the fourth quarter, even as it reported a quarterly profit that topped estimates, disappointing shareholders who had hoped for a faster turnaround.

*Profit 17 cents/ share vs Street view 14 cents. Performance fees topped forecasts, but so did compensation costs, Sandler O'Neill analyst Michael Kim wrote in a research note. The Denver- based company finished the quarter with $156.8 billion under management, down from $158.2 billion at Sept. 30.

DENVER-- A labor question that could test Democratic solidarity in the Colorado Legislature has gone in favor of the unions _ for now. A Senate committee voted 3-2 along party lines Wednesday to guarantee collective bargaining rights by professional firefighters, even in areas where local voters have opposed the idea.

DENVER-- Construction of the proposed "Over the River" project in Colorado is on hold pending legal challenges, but artist Christo said Wednesday his team is doing other work so he can one day suspend nearly six miles worth of silvery fabric in sections over the Arkansas River.

Jan 24- U.S. asset manager Janus Capital Group Inc said fourth-quarter earnings fell 13 percent as costs rose and customers continued to pull cash from its funds. Janus of Denver on Thursday reported net income of $31.2 million, or 17 cents per share, for the period, down from $35.7 million, or 19 cents per share, a year earlier.

Jan 24- Asset manager Janus Capital Group Inc said fourth-quarter earnings fell 13 percent from the same period a year earlier. Janus of Denver on Thursday reported net income of $31.2 million, or 17 cents per share, for the period, down from $35.7 million, or 19 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier.

Jan 8- Aereo, the Internet TV startup backed by the media company run by billionaire Barry Diller, has raised $38 million and will expand to 22 U.S. cities including Chicago, Houston and Miami. Diller is chairman of IAC, which led the latest investment round along with Highland Capital Partners.

NEW YORK, Jan 4- Investors' "fiscal cliff" worries are likely to give way to more fundamental concerns, like earnings, as fourth-quarter reports get under way next way. Based on a Reuters analysis, Europe ranks among the chief concerns cited by companies that warned on fourth-quarter results.