BETHESDA, Md. – Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. moved to a fourth-quarter profit as business travel improved and leisure travelers took advantage of promotions, the hotel operator said Thursday. Read more: Marriott moves to 4th-quarter profit as business travel starts to improve (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

NTL:Telewest Business has announced its formal rebranding as Virgin Media Business, and used the launch event last night to back Conservative Party plans to fund the rollout of broadband to poorly served areas. See the original post: NTL:Telewest Business becomes Virgin Media Business (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

COLUMBUS — Loans to small businesses in Dayton dropped by 28 percent from 2006-2009, part of a statewide trend that hobbled the economy’s best engine for producing jobs, according to a study prepared by Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher ’s U.S. Senate campaign and released on Wednesday, Feb. 10.In Dayton, the loans dropped by about $5.1 million, from about $17.9 million to about $12.8 million, according to...

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae embarked on a cleanup effort Wednesday, announcing that together they could buy nearly $200 billion of delinquent home loans from investors who own their mortgage-backed participation certificate securities. Here is the original post: Freddie, Fannie to buy delinquent loans (Denver Post)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation’s biggest lender, forecast strengthening demand for loans and fewer bad debts after posting record profit in its fiscal first half as the financial crisis abates. More: Commonwealth Bank Sees More Loans After Record Profit (Update1) (BusinessWeek)

A Hindi entertainment channel by a Tamil Nadu-based satellite channel operator is on the anvil here. Raj Television Network Ltd has started work on launching Hindi channel Raj Parivaar in a couple of months. Read the original here: Hindi entertainment channel to be launched in Chennai (Calcutta News)