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* Los Angeles real estate services company CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. reported a jump in fourth-quarter earnings to $95.4 million, or $1.24 a share, from $66.4 million, or 88 cents, a year earlier. Revenue was up almost 20% to $956 million.

* Ben S. Bernanke was sworn in as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve, completing a historic changing of the guard at the central bank.

* Corinthian Colleges of Santa Ana said it named former Taco Bell executive Peter Waller as its president and chief operating officer.

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* Two Lifetime network channels were back on satellite television Dish Network after their parent companies settled a programming dispute that triggered protests from women’s groups.

* The Kentucky Derby will have a sponsor for the first time, striking a five-year deal with Louisville, Ky.-based Yum Brands Inc., which owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

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