IBT Staff Reporter

Stocks were little changed on Friday after January's U.S. unemployment report showed the jobless rate fell to a 21-month low, but the number of newly created jobs barely grew.

Images of internal Verizon product page lists release date and price.

Hedge fund manager Chris Shumway told investors on Friday that he is returning all of their money in a few weeks, becoming the latest prominent stock picker to essentially shut down his firm.

Studies published in the medical journal The Lancet, show that obesity worldwide almost doubled in the decades between 1980 and 2008.

Tyson Foods Inc's quarterly earnings surged 86 percent as it sold beef and pork at much higher prices, sending its shares up 6.3 percent in premarket trading.

From Wall Street to the City of London, doughnuts are on the menu this bonus season.

Securities regulators are eyeing a spring target to unveil market structure reform proposals in the wake of the May 6 flash crash, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Friday.

Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has decided to keep flying for NASA only weeks after his wife was nearly killed by a would-be assassin.

In his first press conference since his dramatic deadline day move to Chelsea, former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres explained his £50m move to London, thanked the Liverpool fans and also said he wouldn't celebrate a goal against Liverpool this Sunday.

Forestry and paper company Domtar Corp posted a better quarterly profit, helped by higher pulp shipments, which offset seasonal weakness.

KB Home said it may have to repay at least $180 million in loans after South Edge LLC, a joint venture in which it owns a 48.5 percent stake, failed to get an involuntary Chapter 11 petition dismissed.

Private apartment units in London could go for as much as $800 for the week of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Stocks slipped on Friday after a mixed payrolls report showed that while the U.S. unemployment rate dropped sharply last month, the number of new jobs barely grew.

The independent studio behind the hit Twilight films wants a judge to force bankrupt movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc to pay its bills or force it to into liquidation, according to court documents.

U.S. employment rose by a meager 36,000 jobs in January, far less than expected, as severe snow storms slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.

New JPMorgan fund will buy distressed real estate debt, even though many critics believe that the firm itself is, in part, responsible for much of the distressed real estate in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES - Several international journalists are detailing on Twitter attacks on the media in Cairo.

India’s second biggest software services company Infosys Technologies Ltd has launched a program called Talent Strategy 2015 to deal with a large number of global hires, attract talent and stem attrition to boost revenue per employee.

Consumer goods maker Fortune Brands Inc posted a sharply higher quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's expectations, helped by strength across all its businesses, and said its plan to separate was on track.

- A top government financial regulator said on Friday banks have taken only about half the hit they will experience from commercial real estate losses, and that while banks will remain under strain from commercial properties, no systemically important firms appear at risk.

Newmont Mining Corp (NEM.N) has agreed to buy Fronteer Gold Inc (FRG.TO) for C$2.3 billion ($2.3 billion), extending its presence in the western United States as bullion prices hover near record highs.

Employment rose far less than expected in January, partly the result of severe snow storms that slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.

Formula One team McLaren-Mercedes unveiled their new car for the 2011 F1 season at the Sony Center in Berlin.

Atrix 4G, the ultra powerful PC on a palm smartphone from Motorola, will be available with AT&T for $199.99 with a two-year contract from March 6.

Consumer products conglomerate Fortune Brands Inc reported sharply higher quarterly earnings on Friday, helped by lower expenses, and said its plan to separate is on track.

Dollar Gold and Silver Prices were little changed in London trade on Friday, unmoved by unexpectedly weak US jobs data near two- and 3-week highs respectively.

Consumer products conglomerate Fortune Brands Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday, helped by lower expenses, and said its plan to separate is on track.

What's eating Jamie Dimon?At last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the JPMorgan Chase chief executive once again lambasted the media and politicians for portraying all bankers as greedy evil-doers.

Stocks traded flat on Friday as investors attempted to reconcile conflicting messages on the U.S. economy from the January jobs report.