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• US STOCKS-Wall St ends mostly flat, Procter, AT&T tumble Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 4:46 PM ET

  *Boeing at more than 5- yr high after earnings. NEW YORK, April 24- The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended flat on Wednesday with Boeing's five-year high among the day's highlights, but weakness in Procter& Gamble and AT&T kept the Dow in negative territory.

• UPDATE 4-P&G's product push to weigh on profit, shares fall Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 2:29 PM ET

  *Q3 core profit per share 99 cents vs Street view 96 cents. April 24- Procter& Gamble Co said on Wednesday that profit would fall more than Wall Street anticipated this quarter as it increases spending to promote several new products.

• US STOCKS-Dow slips, S&P edges up as durable goods, Apple drag Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 1:55 PM ET

  Shares of Amgen dropped 6 percent to $106.03, weighing on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 a day after the drug company reported first-quarter sales below analysts' expectations. Helping to limit losses, Boeing jumped 3.4 percent to $91.13 and gave the biggest support to the Dow after the aerospace company reported earnings that beat expectations.

• UPDATE 2-P&G forecasts profit below Street, shares drop Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 8:06 AM ET

  April 24- Procter& Gamble Co on Wednesday forecast current-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations and year-ago levels, sending shares lower in early trading.

• UPDATE 1-P&G forecasts profit below Street view, shares fall Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 7:30 AM ET

  April 24- Procter& Gamble Co's profit outlook for the current quarter fell short of Wall Street's expectations and its shares slipped in early trading on Wednesday. On a net basis, the company earned $2.57 billion, or 88 cents per share, in the fiscal third quarter ended in March, up from $2.41 billion, or 82 cents per share, a year earlier.

• US STOCKS-Futures edge higher with flood of earnings expected Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 7:27 AM ET

  *Procter and Gamble Co slipped 1.9 percent to $81 in premarket trading after the world's largest household products maker posted third-quarter earnings.

• Procter & Gamble posts higher quarterly profit Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 7:08 AM ET

  P&G, whose brands include Pampers diapers and Gillette razors, earned $2.57 billion, or 88 cents per share, in the fiscal third quarter ended in March, up from $2.41 billion, or 82 cents per share, a year earlier.

• UPDATE 1-P&G taking longer to pay suppliers, offers financing Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 4:48 PM ET

  April 17- Procter& Gamble Co is increasing the time it takes to pay for supplies and offering financing to help mitigate the impact a longer payment cycle could have on small and midsize businesses, the household products maker told suppliers earlier this month.

• Squeak Patrol: WD-40 Aims to Fix World's Problems Saturday, 13 Apr 2013 | 1:48 PM ET

  

  WD-40 has been a staple in American households. Now, they aim to fix the world’s problems. "There's still lots of squeaks in China and lots of rust in Russia!" the CEO said.

• As U.S. Congress talks tax reform, corporate lobbyists crowd in Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 4:30 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, March 22- The tax reform tempo is picking up in the U.S. Congress, with lawmakers meeting, task forces floating proposals and lobbyists scurrying to get in on the action- a small piece of which recently took place in an historic Capitol Hill meeting room.

• UPDATE 4-China plays down impact of cotton reserves on market Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 5:14 PM ET

  *China seen as not increasing yarn import duty. SINGAPORE, March 21- Chinese cotton industry officials downplayed the impact of the country's ballooning reserves on Thursday, a day after prices in New York fell more than 2 percent on plans by China and fellow Asian giant India to sell down stockpiles of the fiber.

• UPDATE 3-China plays down impact of cotton reserves, yarn duty talk Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 12:38 AM ET

  *China seen as not increasing yarn import duty. SINGAPORE, March 21- Chinese cotton industry officials downplayed the impact of the country's ballooning reserves on Thursday, a day after prices in New York fell more than 2 percent on plans by China and fellow Asian giant India to sell down stockpiles of the fiber.

• Strong U.S. data helps European stocks to recover Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 2:12 PM ET

  *Italy's FTSE MIB falls 1.7 pct on weak bond auction. LONDON, March 13- European shares recouped their earlier losses to end flat near 4-1/ 2- year highs on Wednesday, with sentiment improving after robust U.S. retail sales data pointed to a continued recovery in the world's biggest economy.

• Small cap stocks step into emerging market spotlight Monday, 11 Mar 2013 | 9:49 AM ET

  LONDON, March 11- Smaller emerging markets companies are drawing interest from investors wary of wilder frontier economies but willing to delve deeper into familiar territory in pursuit of returns.

• Sandberg's hot-button book rings true for Silicon Valley women Friday, 8 Mar 2013 | 4:40 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, March 8- Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg is taking a drubbing for prescribing from a privileged perch the keys to female success in her upcoming book "Lean In," but she's struck a chord among many in her backyard.

• AFRICA INVESTMENT-Nigeria investment soars but fails to fight poverty Friday, 1 Mar 2013 | 9:07 AM ET

  *Investors attracted to Nigeria's growth, debt profile. LAGOS, March 1- Roaring growth and fiscal stability are drawing investment to Nigeria, but it won't trigger the prosperity needed to lift millions out of poverty until the government reforms infrastructure and agriculture.

• Indonesia eyes consumer sector with regulatory zeal Sunday, 24 Feb 2013 | 4:29 PM ET

  JAKARTA, Feb 25- Indonesian consumers are increasingly opening their wallets, sustaining the country's solid economic growth, but some retailers worry the government may dash the good fortune by imposing restrictions on them.

• ANALYSIS-Mexico consumer spending boost seen on new president's reforms Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 12:16 AM ET

  MEXICO CITY, Feb 14- Mexico's ambitious agenda of economic reforms could unleash pent-up spending by low and middle-income earners if the economy gathers steam and more on-the-books employment gives workers easier access to credit.

• UK manufacturing grows modestly in Jan, output rises strongly -PMI Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 4:30 AM ET

  LONDON, Feb 1- Britain's manufacturing sector expanded modestly in January as output grew at the fastest pace since September 2011, offering a small boost to an economy flirting with recession, a survey showed on Friday.

• UPDATE 4-P&G posts solid quarter, gives CEO more breathing room Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 4:51 PM ET

  *Profit $1.22/ share vs Street view $1.11. *Sales up 2 percent to $22.18 bln vs Street view $21.91 bln. Jan 25- What a difference a year makes for Procter& Gamble Co and CEO Bob McDonald.