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TOP STORIES
House budget chief:automatic spending cuts 'going to happen'
WASHINGTON - Automatic spending cuts postponed at the start of the year will go into effect as scheduled in March but "no one" is talking about allowing a U.S. government shutdown, the Republican House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman says (USA-FISCAL/RYAN, moved, by Margaret Chadbourn, 630 words)
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- USA-POLITICS/REPUBLICANS, moved
GLOBAL ECONOMY-Fed waits for job market to perk up
LONDON - The Federal Reserve's ultra-loose monetary policy is a root cause of the "currency wars" that some see as a looming threat to the world economy, but don't expect the U.S. central bank to signal a shift back to normal any time soon (ECONOMY-GLOBAL/WEEKAHEAD, moving shortly, By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent, 960 words)
INTERNATIONAL
Election loss forces Singapore into delicate balancing act
SINGAPORE - It was just one seat in parliament but the loss of a by-election this weekend will force Singapore's long-ruling People's Action Party to take a hard look at how it balances investor and voter needs in one of the world's biggest financial centers (SINGAPORE-POLITICS/ (PICTURE), moved, by John O'Callaghan, 800 words)
Bulgarians seen challenging govt in nuclear plant vote
SOFIA - Bulgarians are expected to vote in favor of building a new nuclear power plant in their first referendum in the post-communist era, challenging the government's decision to abandon the multibillion-dollar project, though tough turnout requirements are likely to make the result not binding (BULGARIA-NUCLEAR/REFERENDUM/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Tsvetelia Tsolova, 610 words)
ANALYSIS
U.S. companies offset weak sales growth with fat margins
After four years of belt-tightening, American companies are good at squeezing more profit out of every dollar of sales - a skill that chief executives regard as critical in the face of an uncertain economy (USA-CORPORATE/EARNINGS (ANALYSIS), moved, by Scott Malone and Ben Berkowitz, 1,100 words)
Bombardier, Embraer battle for bronze in commercial jet mkt
Big wins for both Bombardier Inc and Embraer SA have heated up the battle in the regional-jet market, as North America's largest airlines dole out big fleet renewal orders after a long hiatus (BOMBARDIER-EMBRAER/RIVALRY (ANALYSIS), moved, by Susan Taylor, Nicole Mordant and Brad Haynes, 990 words)
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Latin America may rally behind single WTO candidate
SANTIAGO - Latin American candidates bidding to head the World Trade Organization could step down from the race and rally behind the regional figure with the best chance of being appointed, Mexico's candidate to lead the trade body say (EU-LATINAMERICA/WTO (INTERVIEW), moved, by Alejandro Lifschitz, 410 words)
Wall Street executives fret about talent drain
DAVOS, Switzerland - As the titans of Wall Street banks gathered to network, gossip and consider the future of their beleaguered industry in Davos over the past week, one common worry emerged: who is going to take over when we leave? (DAVOS-BANKS/TALENT, moved, by Lauren Tara LaCapra, 1,040 words)
BOX OFFICE
A grown-up "Hansel & Gretel" grabs the weekend box office title, pulling in $19 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales with its reinvention of the classic fairy tale characters as fierce bounty hunters (BOXOFFICE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Lisa Richwine, 500 words)
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COLUMNS
Wall St Wk Ahead: Bears sleep as US stocks near record highs U.S. stocks have been on a tear in January, moving major indexes within striking distance of all-time highs. The bearish case is a difficult one to make right now (USA-STOCKS/WEEKAHEAD (UPDATE 2), moved, by Ryan Vlastelica, 1,200 words)
BAY STREET: Canadian car-parts suppliers set for high gear
TORONTO - All systems are go for Canada's auto parts sector. A gradual economic recovery, pent-up demand for new cars and a push for more fuel-efficient components portend strong growth for the country's biggest suppliers (CANADA-COLUMN/MARKETS, moved, by Susan Taylor, 900 words)