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

Irish Exchequer Returns 2012: Tax receipts up 17% in January with a boost from timing of corporation tax

Vhi health insurance premiums to rise  by 6% - 12.5%

Irish Economy 2012: Central Bank sharply cuts Ireland's economic growth forecast for this year

Markets: Deutsche Bank plunges to loss in Q4 2011; Baltic Dry Index sinks to 25-year low on shipping glut

Irish Health Contribution Refunds

Spain's Insider-Outsider Divide: Young temporary workers overwhelmingly the victims of brutal recession

Facebook files for an IPO; Claims 845m users

Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - February 02, 2012

Dr Peter Morici: US jobs report expected to show little progress; Economy slowing

 US private sector added 170,000 jobs in January; US manufacturing sector continued to expand

Eurozone annual inflation is expected to be 2.7% in January 2012

Irish Live Register 2012: Irish unemployment rate inched down to 14.2% in January; Register dipped 3,200 in month

Eurozone Bank Lending Survey shows falling loan demand in Ireland and rest of Eurozone in Q4 2011