BOISE, Idaho—The board of directors for Micron Technology Inc. has named president and chief operating officer Mark Durcan as the company's interim chief executive officer.   Full Story

TORONTO—Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas.   Full Story

HOUSTON—The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is down 11 this week to 1,997.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Federal regulators have appointed a top government auditor as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which polices the accounting industry.   Full Story

DENVER—The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with former Qwest Communications International Inc.   Full Story

Key barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested: Today Previous session 10-year note -$1.   Full Story

Each year, the Labor Department revises its monthly jobs figures going back five years. It releases the totals the same day as the January jobs report, which this time showed that employers added 243,000 jobs.   Full Story

America's job market is starting to heal just as other major economies contend with rising unemployment and the threat of recession.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the nation's professional stock-pickers—who manage billions for pension funds, endowments and wealthy families—have said stocks were too stuck-together to build smart, market-beating portfolios.   Full Story

A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis.   Full Story