Comcast buys rest of NBC for $17 billion (2:22)

Feb. 12 - Summary of business headlines: Comcast gives GE $16.7 billion for remaining NBC Universal stake; Dow back above 14,000 on hopes President can ignite economy; Fund manager sees Dow 20,000; Coke sales disappoint, Kors sales soar. Conway G. Gittens reports.

Obama focuses on economy in State of the Union (1:36)

Feb. 12 - U.S. President Obama targets economy and middle class jobs in State of the Union Address. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A new boss for the World Trade Organisation

Published on Feb 12, 2013

Mari Pangestu, Indonesia's Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy is among those jockeying for the top job at the World Trade Organisation.

She's just returned from a world tour to convince members to vote for her, and says her experience in a developing economy stands her in good stead for the role.

G7: no currency wars

Published on Feb 12, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ Group of Seven nations have vowed not to engage in currency wars - that is pushing down the value of their currencies to create trade advantages and boost exports.

The G7 - that's the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Canada and Italy - have agreed to consult closely on exchange rates and said government's fiscal and monetary policies must not be directed at devaluing currencies.

That follows concerns after Japan's new government pressed for monetary policies that sharply weakened the yen.

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Is Apple Getting Into the Smart Watch Game?

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Nielsen Norman Group's Bruce Tognazzini and Fitbit's Eric Friedman discuss Apple's potential new project, a smart watch. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan Hits Near 4-Yr High, French Worries Over Euro

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Angie Lau reports on today's top headlines. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

Would Returning to Gold Standard End Currency Wars?

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of New York Mellon's Michael Woolfolk and TCW's Komal Sri-Kumar discuss the currency wars on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)

The World's Most Gold-Hungry Country? Not the U.S.

The World Gold Council has released its latest list of the world's biggest gold holders. But who bought the most in the past decade? The answer may surprise you.

euronews futuris: Eat less, feel full

Published on Feb 11, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ It looks like a restaurant kitchen, but it is an advanced research institute on human nutrition in Aberdeen, Scotland. Food is served to study volunteers, not customers. And for this particular study, dishes were cooked up to make volunteers eat less, but still feel happily full.

"The types of foods that I ate were keeping me fuller for longer. So I was not thinking about snacking and things like that. So that has been a good thing," says volunteer Gordon Irvine.

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