Increase of 6.5% in new Irish private cars licensed in January 2012

Markets: UBS reports plunge in 2011 profit: BP reports profit surge; Santander adds €2.3bn to provisions; Toyota's 9-month profit dips; Glencore to buy Xstrata

UK retail market in January was grim

Dr Peter Morici: Falling US unemployment hardly a game-changer but Obama may not need one

Tuesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - February 07, 2012

New factory orders rose in US and Germany in December

Irish low-income families and the unemployed do not have enough money to achieve a basic standard of living

Greece’s debt rose to 159.1% of GDP in Q3 of 2011 from 138.8% year earlier; Ireland's rose from 88.4% to 104.9%

Markets News: Aer Lingus reports rise in January traffic

Improving competitiveness/ innovation in Eurozone's struggling peripheral countries

Bord Gáis Energy Index: Rising tensions on Iran oil sanctions pushed energy prices higher in January

Mexican cement giant Cemex increases offer for remaining stake of Readymix Ireland

Monday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - February 06, 2012

US services sector accelerated in January to its highest level in a year

US added 243,000 jobs in January; Unemployment rate falls to February 2009 level

Markets: Ryanair warns Aer Lingus on covering €400m deficit in staff pension fund

Eurozone service sector stabilises in January as growth in France and Germany offsets declines in Spain and Italy

Irish pension funds increased 3.7% in January following a 2.4% drop in 2011

Irish services sector activity falls for second straight month in January; Rate of decline in new business slows

Friday Newspaper Review - - Irish Business News - - February 03, 2012