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What happened on January 31, 2012

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Southwest to halt Boston-Philly flights this month Paul Makishima, Globe Assistant Sunday Editor, Globe Staff

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What happened on January 31, 2012

BUSINESS

‘Chronicle’ marks 30 years on the air By Johnny Diaz

Facebook’s IPO issues By Steven Syre

FDA approves first skin cancer drug By Robert Weisman

VC firm Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5B to invest Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer

Sycamore Partners in talks to buy Talbots By D.C. Denison

EU pact aims to rein in spending By Gabriele Steinhauser and Sarah DiLorenzo

Vertex Falls as analyst cuts sales estimates on hepatitis C pill By Bloomberg News

Harvard Pilgrim cuts health premium rate increase By Robert Weisman

Charge hurts UPS profit, but US business surges Samantha Bomkamp, AP Transportation Writer

Warm cap plays cool tunes Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff

India defies sanctions, won’t cut Iran oil imports Erika Kinetz, AP Business Writer

Demand for Barbie helps push Mattel 4Q profit up Mae Anderson and Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writers

Paying for health insurance while unemployed Cheryl Costa, Globe Staff

Higher oil prices lift Exxon’s 4Q profit Chris Kahn, AP Energy Writer

Boston Federal Reserve elects 3 new members By D.C. Denison

ICICI Bank profit up 20 pct, bad loans down Erika Kinetz, AP Business Writer

Bank of America hires 50 small business bankers in New England By D.C. Denison

2012 tax preparation software has never been easier By Eileen AJ Connelly

Incomes rose but spending stayed level in December By Martin Crutsinger

East Boston bank fined on overdrafts By Todd Wallack

Staples Falls after Goldman Sachs downgrades stock By Bloomberg News

Design firm picked for MGM casino By D.C. Denison

Lilly 4Q profit falls 27 pct, hurt by patent loss Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer

US District Court OKs WR Grace reorganization AP Business Writer

Boston Fed elects 3 new directors By D.C. Denison

Amazon 4Q results, outlook sends stock lower Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer

Talbots opens books to Sycamore By Jenn Abelson

Apple names European exec to head retail ops Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer

Twitter CEO says blocking policy over-distilled Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer

GM adding $200M parts production facility in Texas AP Business Writer

Alaska: Oil tax bill expected in Senate next week AP Technology Writer

Decoupling bill proposed in Alaska House AP Retail Writer

Stock futures rise on Greek debt hopes AP Technology Writer

Tech companies team up to combat e-mail scams By Barbara Ortutay

Asian stocks mostly higher on strong China data Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer

FDA approves first skin cancer drug By Robert Weisman

Super Bowl ticket prices drop as Giants-Patriots matchup nears By Bloomberg News

Freddie Mac may have bet against refinancing By Shaila Dewan

Citibank says frequent flier miles are taxable By CANDICE CHOI

Hot start: Dow and S&P have best January since ‘97 Pallavi Gogoi, AP Business Writer

Eurozone unemployment ends 2011 at record high Colman Knight Advisory Group, Llc

Stocks lose shine due to soft US economic data Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer

Bain venture group starts $600m fund By Beth Healy

Bank of America hiring in N.E. By D.C. Denison

WTO orders China to halt export taxes By Keith Bradsher

Feds pressure American Airlines to save pensions David Koenig, AP Airlines Writer

An unlikely survivor, ‘Chronicle’ in 30th year Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff

Home prices dropped in November in most US cities Derek Kravitz, AP Real Estate Writer

Avon Products fires former CFO in investigation Mae Anderson, AP Retail Writer

Treasury yields dive on Greece fears, bad US data Daniel Wagner, AP Business Writer

GM adding $200M parts production facility in Texas AP Business Writer

Pfizer 4Q net falls by half after generic Lipitor Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer

Earnings Preview: Merck report keys on new drugs Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer

AT&T reshuffles job duties of 4 top executives AP Business Writer

US Steel 4Q loss narrows; forecasts 1Q improvement Sandy Shore, AP Business Writer

NEWS

Much unsaid as Romney cites his tie to Mexico Michael Kranish, Globe Staff

LeVar Burton to be honored at Tufts By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

Kennedy family transfers Hyannis Port home to institute By Frank Phillips

Much unsaid as Mitt Romney cites his tie to Mexico By Michael Kranish

Jack Walsh, 79, Secret Service agent who guarded JFK’s family By Bryan Marquard

Boston left with one all-girls Catholic high school By Bella English

Photographer Nicholas Nixon’s next big challenge: nudes By Linda Matchan

Gotye, ‘Making Mirrors’ By Michael Brodeur

‘Norumbega Park’ by Anthony Giardina By Michael Patrick Brady

Kennedys’ Cape home donated to institute By Frank Phillips

Mitt Romney’s a self-made man? By Farah Stockman

Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die’ an object lesson in the hazards of hype By James Reed

Menino, Bloomberg make their Super Bowl bet By John R. Ellement and Martin Finucane

The far-reaching influence of Kevin White By Roy Greene, Alli Knothe and Colin A. Young

A museum for Man’s Greatest Hospital By Alex Beam

Critic’s corner By Sarah Rodman

Druggist’s wife found guilty on 7 counts By Milton J. Valencia

Camilla Williams, pioneer in opera, education; at 92 By Ken Kusmer

On ‘Downton Abbey,’ downward mobility in period garb By Joanna Weiss

Megadeth and Motorhead amp up Lowell crowd By Scott McLennan

Sketch masters go all out for laughs in promising ‘Key & Peele’ By Sarah Rodman

Utility board under fire for refusing to sell assets By John Laidler