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*Documents appear to contradict Wal-Mart statements. WASHINGTON/ CHICAGO, Jan 10- U.S. lawmakers on Thursday released emails that appeared to show Wal-Mart Chief Executive Mike Duke knew as far back as 2005 of allegations that company representatives had bribed Mexican officials.
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NEW YORK, Jan 10- Brent crude oil prices reached a 12- week high on Thursday on supportive Chinese trade data, news of a sharp cut in Saudi oil production and a pipeline explosion in Yemen that halted most of the country's oil exports.
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PARIS, Jan 10- European shares fell on Thursday, with a pan-European index slipping from a near two-year high hit earlier in the day, as comments from Swatch's CEO on the outlook for Swiss watch exports hurts luxury shares.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 10- The Federal Reserve pumped a record $88.9 billion into the U.S. The 2012 figure eclipsed the prior record of $79.3 billion deposited into government coffers in 2010.. The Fed estimated its net income for last year at $91 billion.
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NEW YORK, Jan 10- U.S. stocks inched higher on Thursday, helped by stronger-than-expected exports in China, the world's second-biggest economy, but gains were capped as the S&P 500 hovered near a 5- year high. The S&P 500 material sector index was off 0.3 percent.
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DUBAI, Jan 10- Saudi Arabia has cut oil production substantially, moving to fend off a growing overhang in world oil supply and defend prices well above $100 a barrel. Core Gulf OPEC producers Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have shown no inclination to lower supplies, an OPEC source said.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 10- The U.S. government's consumer finance watchdog said on Thursday it will force banks to use new criteria to determine whether a borrower can repay a home loan, in an effort to avert the kind of loose lending that helped push the economy into recession.
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CAIRO, Jan 10- Egypt's central bank said on Thursday that a $2 billion loan from Qatar arrived in December, suggesting that the money had already been eaten up defending the currency before the foreign reserves crisis became public late last year.
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*Sugar key technical support seen at 18 cents, 17.70 cents. LONDON, Jan 10- Cocoa futures on ICE rose on Thursday as dealers noted industry buying, while raw sugar and arabica coffee futures nudged higher, supported by index rebalancing activity.
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*Tight supplies support corn ahead of USDA report on Friday. The USDA will issue a slew of data on global supply and demand, U.S. corn and soy production, quarterly U.S. grain inventories, and U.S. winter wheat plantings at 11 a.m. Central on Fri day. " Chicago Board of Trade corn for March delivery rose 3-1/ 2 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $6.97- 3/ 4 a bushel at 10 a.m. Central.
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Treasury urged U.S. banks on Thursday to exercise greater diligence in dealing with foreign trading firms and exchange houses that may seek to evade sanctions on Iran.
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Roche Holding AG told Reuters late on Wednesday that it had a shortage of the liquid formulation of Tamiflu, which is used mainly to slow down or stop the symptoms of the flu in children already infected with the virus.
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CAIRO, Jan 10- Turkey transferred $500 million in badly needed budget support to Egypt on Thursday in the final tranche of a $1 billion loan promised last year, Egypt's state news agency quoted the Egyptian ambassador to Ankara as saying. Turkey announced the loan in late September during a visit to Ankara by President Mohamed Mursi.
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HELSINKI, Jan 10- Nokia said strong sales of Lumia smartphones helped its mobile phone business achieve underlying profitability in the fourth quarter, raising hopes the struggling handset maker may be past the worst.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 10- The Federal Reserve pumped a record $88.9 billion into the U.S. The 2012 figure eclipsed the prior record of $79.3 billion deposited into government coffers in 2010.. The Fed estimated its net income for last year at $91 billion.
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Congressmen Elijah Cummings and Henry Waxman said they wrote to Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke asking to discuss internal company documents that they say contradict Wal-Mart's public statements on the bribery allegations.
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Jan 10- A former portfolio manager at Tudor Investment Corp who oversaw energy investing from Singapore for the giant hedge fund is setting up his own business with a handful of former colleagues, according to several people familiar with the matter. With Asia remaining a key focus for investors, Tudor has no plans to leave Singapore, however.
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Samsung Electronics is looking to supply chips to more Chinese and other emerging smartphone makers to counter any fall-off in demand from Apple.
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LONDON, Jan 10- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars posted slower annual sales growth in 2012 as demand from wealthy Chinese customers eased, meaning the United States regained its position as the luxury carmaker's biggest market. Rolls, owned by German carmaker BMW, on Thursday said car sales rose 1 percent to a record 3,575 in 2012 from 3,538 cars a year earlier.
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Jan 10- Herbalife Ltd stepped up its defense against activist investor Bill Ackman on Thursday, stressing it was a "legitimate company" with a mission to improve nutrition and help public health.