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• UPDATE 3-Harley raises margin target as factory revamp kicks in Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 11:09 AM ET

  The 110- year-old company has been working on upgrading the computer systems at its big factories in York, Pennsylvania, and Kansas City, Missouri, for more than a year. "We are seeing the benefits today," Chief Executive Keith Wandell said of the system, based on SAP AG software.

• GRAINS-Dryness in Argentina, U.S. Plains boosts prices Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 11:04 AM ET

  *Dry weather in Argentina underpins corn, soy. CHICAGO, Jan 29- U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday as dry weather threatened to reduce production in major exporter Argentina, while wheat jumped on deteriorating crop conditions in the U.S.

• UPDATE 5-Oil holds above $113 after strong U.S. data Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 10:37 AM ET

  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 2-Harley profit shy of estimates, raises margin target Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 9:18 AM ET

  Jan 29- Harley-Davidson Inc on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income slightly below Wall Street estimates, as it shipped fewer motorcycles while phasing in new software control systems at its main U.S. factories.

• Minimal relief coming to U.S. Plains drought area Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 8:56 AM ET

  CHICAGO, Jan 29- Dry weather continues in the far western portion of the drought-stricken U.S. "There will be a lot of rain in the Midwest and northern Delta today and tomorrow and the rain will spread into the southeast Plains... eastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma," said Don Keeney, a meteorologist for MDA EarthSat Weather.

• GRAINS-U.S. corn edges up on dry weather in Argentina Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 6:59 AM ET

  *Dry weather in Argentina underpins corn, soy. LONDON, Jan 29- Chicago corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday as dry weather threatened to reduce production in major exporter Argentina while wheat prices were boosted by deteriorating crop conditions in the U.S.

• Stuck in Reverse, Detroit Edges Closer to Bankruptcy Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 1:58 AM ET

  

  At the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, luxury was in the air. Pricey new Bentleys and Maseratis glittered - including a Maserati 2014 Quattroporte with a $132,000 price tag; U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and dignitaries rubbed shoulders; and many of the well-heeled attendees ponied up for a $300-a-ticket black-tie charity ball.

• UPDATE 6-Oil rises as U.S. housing data spurs optimism Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 12:57 AM ET

  NEW YORK, Jan 29- Oil prices rose 1 percent on Tuesday after U.S. data indicated a strengthening housing market, bolstering hopes of accelerating economic growth and fuel demand.

• PREVIEW-Boeing's earnings, outlook overshadowed by 787 unknowns Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 12:50 AM ET

  NEW YORK, Jan 28- Just over a month ago, Boeing was flying high. Perhaps best of all, Boeing was shortly to reclaim the title of world's biggest plane maker, snatching back an honor that its arch rival Airbus had held for a decade.

• Nikkei set to drop on firmer yen, upcoming earnings in focus Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 6:29 PM ET

  TOKYO, Jan 29- Japan's Nikkei share average is set to extend losses through Tuesday on profit-taking as the index hovers near a 32- month high, as a firmer yen tempers appetite for exporters and investors turn their attention to upcoming earnings.

• UPDATE 1-Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16 -CDC Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 5:54 PM ET

  Local, state and federal health and regulatory officials said the likely cause of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak was Jouni Meats Inc and Gab Halal Foods, both of Michigan. Last week Jouni Meats recalled approximately 500 pounds of ground beef and Gab Halal Foods recalled about 550 pounds of ground beef, the CDC said.

• ANALYSIS-Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 4:45 PM ET

  General Motors Co and Chrysler, which along with Ford Motor Co gave the Motor City its identity, survived near-death experiences after filing for bankruptcy during the financial crisis. Now, Detroit itself is edging closer to a similar precipice, only unlike the automakers, its chances of getting a federal bailout are almost nonexistent.

• REFILE-GRAINS-Dryness threatens Argentine crops, lifts prices Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 4:17 PM ET

  CHICAGO, Jan 28- U.S. grain and soybean futures edged higher on Monday as traders worried dry weather will trim output in Argentina, the world's top exporter of soy products and second-largest corn supplier. All eyes are on weather models as Argentina and Brazil must produce large crops to meet strong demand for soybeans from top importer China.

• RAINS-Dryness threatens Argentine crops, lifts prices Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 4:11 PM ET

  CHICAGO, Jan 28- U.S. grain and soybean futures edged higher on Monday as traders worried dry weather will trim output in Argentina, the world's top exporter of soy products and second-largest corn supplier. All eyes are on weather models as Argentina and Brazil must produce large crops to meet strong demand for soybeans from top importer China.

• UPDATE 4-Caterpillar sets cautious tone for year after low profit Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 3:47 PM ET

  Jan 28- Caterpillar Inc, the world's largest maker of construction equipment, posted a 55 percent drop in quarterly profit on Monday and set a cautious tone for the year, citing weak demand and oversupply. However, investors took heart in Caterpillar's 2013 profit forecast of $7 to $9 per share, lifting the stock 1.8 percent in afternoon trading.

• Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing shut down as pyramid scheme Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 3:19 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Jan 28- Federal and state regulators on Monday shut down direct-sales company Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing following complaints that the company was operating a pyramid scheme.

• Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16 in five states-CDC Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 2:33 PM ET

  Local, state and federal health and regulatory officials said the likely cause of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak was Michigan- based Jouni Meats Inc, of Sterling Heights, and Gab Halal Foods, of Troy, Michigan.

• UPDATE 3-Japan eases import curbs on U.S., Canadian, French beef Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 2:02 PM ET

  *US beef exports to Japan dropped by 60 pct past decade. TOKYO/ CHICAGO, Jan 28- Japan on Monday agreed to allow U.S., Canadian and French beef imports from cattle up to 30 months old beginning on Feb. 1, relaxing a safeguard against mad cow disease that has frustrated North American producers for a decade.

• GRAINS-Markets edge higher as dryness threatens Argentine crops Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 1:24 PM ET

  CHICAGO, Jan 28- U.S. grain and soybean futures edged higher on Monday as traders worried dry weather will trim output in Argentina, the world's top exporter of soy products and second-largest corn supplier. All eyes are on weather models as Argentina and Brazil need to produce large crops to meet strong demand for soybeans from top importer China.

• More than 300 barges delayed by Mississippi River closure Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 1:06 PM ET

  *Barges strike bridge near Vicksburg on Sunday, spill oil. Jan 28- More than 300 barges were awaiting passage through a closed section of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Monday, a day after two tanker barges struck a railroad bridge and one leaked an unknown amount of oil into the river.