Top U.S. executives say their companies are moving out of the defensive position they adopted during the recent worldwide downturn and are aggressively planning to grow, according to the latest semiannual survey by the Business Council. Read more: Business Council CEO survey finds U.S. hiring wariness (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they would buy back troubled loans backing securities sold to investors. More: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to buy back soured loans (Washington Post)

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Commercial real estate loans have the potential to go sour and wreck the U.S. economy unless regulators prepare now, according to a report today from a watchdog Congress created for the government’s financial bailout program. Read the rest here: TARP Watchdog Says Commercial Real Estate Loans Pose Danger (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Animation and Design Software Market in Entertainment Industry 2008-2012″ report to their offering. Go here to read the rest: Research and Markets: Global Animation and Design Software Market in Entertainment Industry 2008-2012 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

By: Lauren Garrison | Collegian There will be a public input session for the Downtown Entertainment District today from 7 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be in the City Commission room in City Hall, which is located at 1101 Poyntz Ave. There are currently two pro… See the original post: Public input session tonight for Manhattan entertainment (Kansas State Collegian)

MONTREAL, February 11 /PRNewswire/ — – New Exclusive Membership Option From THE Luxury Concierge Service Pure Entertainment Group, a bespoke entertainment and luxury concierge service based in Montreal, is rolling out their first ever VIP Membership Program. Visit link: Pure Entertainment Group Unveils New Membership Program (ITNews)