House Republicans say a fresh push for a 1,700-mile Canada-to-Texas pipeline could be part of a new round of negotiations over extending the payroll tax cut and benefits for the long-term unemployed.

The U.S. Department of Labor is offering a $306,838 National Emergency Grant to provide help approximately 150 workers impacted by the closure of Ocean Logistics LLC's Dunmore, Pa., facility with re-employment services.

Global investors are more optimistic about the economy during the next year. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers reports that only 3 percent of fund managers surveyed in January believe the global economy will experience a slowdown in 2012, compared to 27 percent in December.