IBT Staff Reporter

Silver for March delivery, the most actively traded contract on the Comex, was up 25 cents to $28.93 and spot silver was up 10 cents to $28.85.

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The world's biggest food group Nestle has launched an online program inviting pet owners to team up with their furry friends to lose weight.

GameStop Corp said holiday sales increased slightly as sales of new video game software from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles such as Call of Duty 3 and Elder Scrolls V offset a 20 percent drop in hardware sales.

Stocks edged higher on Monday as investors showed caution ahead of corporate earnings and key auctions for European debt this week.

Whitney Tilson told CNBC that he expected the stock of the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company to continue on its upward trajectory, and he also said Netflix is in prime position for a takeover.

The Federal Reserve cannot rule out additional monetary easing even if steady growth and acceptable inflation make it harder to justify fresh action, a top Fed official said on Monday.

Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand resigned with immediate effect on Monday, saying he could not prove he had been unaware of a currency trade made by his wife and wanted to protect the integrity of the central bank.

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Welcome to an unlikely beacon of hope for the global auto industry -- Detroit.

Blue-chip names like Johnson & Johnson , Pfizer and Peugeot are among firms bailing out Europe's ailing banks in a reversal of the established roles of clients and lenders.

The Federal Reserve cannot rule out additional monetary easing even if steady growth and acceptable inflation make it harder to justify fresh action, a top Fed official said on Monday.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, China's largest maker of telecommunications gear, unveiled a new smartphone on Monday it is touting as the slimmest on the market as it moves to boost its share on the global consumer market.

General Motors Co will focus on maintaining profits, not defending U.S. market share gains made at the expense of Japanese rivals, the automaker's top executive said on Monday.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, China's largest maker of telecommunications gear, unveiled a new smartphone on Monday it is touting as the slimmest on the market as it moves to boost its share on the global consumer market.

The application would allow FiOS subscribers to steam live television and certain video-on-demand programs through LG products.

General Motors Co expects to have U.S. federal safety officials resolve their investigation of delayed fires in the Chevrolet Volt electric car sooner rather than later, a top executive said on Monday.

BMW posted record car sales for 2011 and forecast that a boom in luxury cars would keep it ahead of rivals this year as the world's biggest maker of premium cars enjoys strong demand from China and the United States.

GameStop Corp said holiday sales increased slightly as sales of new video game software from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles such as Call of Duty 3 and Elder Scrolls V offset a 20 percent drop in hardware sales.

A spoof advertisement on one of Germany's leading real estate websites put the Berlin residence of embattled president Christian Wulff up for rent on Sunday -- at a bargain price of one euro per month.

Oil, gold and base metals are Goldman Sachs' top commodity picks this year, with big upside risk in oil due to tight fundamentals and a potential Iranian conflict, the investment bank said on Monday.

Take a trip down Chicago's Michigan Avenue - known as the Magnificent Mile for its shopping attractions - and you won't find a lot of activity a few days into the new year.

Take a trip down Chicago's Michigan Avenue - known as the Magnificent Mile for its shopping attractions - and you won't find a lot of activity a few days into the new year.

DETROIT, Jan 9 - General Motors Co expects to have federal safety officials resolve their investigation of delayed fires in the Chevrolet Volt electric car sooner rather than later, a top executive said on Monday.

Canadian firms plan to recruit more employees over the coming year even though they expect that sales growth will not improve, the Bank of Canada's winter business survey showed on Monday.

China is due to overtake the United States to become the world's biggest oil importer within a year and a half, Goldman Sachs said on Monday.

Philipp Hildebrand has quit as Swiss National Bank chief, the bank said, in the wake of a scandal over a controversial currency trade made by his wife just weeks before he set a cap on the soaring Swiss franc.

The value of Canadian building permits declined by 3.6 percent in November, largely as expected, after an 11.6 percent rise in October, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

Netflix launched in Britain and Ireland on Monday, taking on BSkyB's premium drama and movies offerings and prompting Amazon-owned rival Lovefilm to offer a new cut-price service.