The FINANCIAL -- Twitter’s ad revenue growth will fall from the triple digits last year to “mere” 83% growth in 2012, eMarketer predicts, reaching nearly $260 million worldwide by the end of this year.

The FINANCIAL -- BillionMotorola Solutions,announced that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized up to $1.0 billion in additional funds for use in the existing stock repurchase program through the end of 2012, from Motorola Solutions.

The FINANCIAL -- Q4 financials: Year-on-year revenue increased across all operating sectors. EBITA margin declined from 14.1% in Q4 2010 to 7.5% in Q4 2011, according to Philips Electronics.

The FINANCIAL -- The Basque Regional Government has selected Accenture to develop a strategic cost transformation program for the Department of Internal Affairs responsible for policing and public safety, according to Accenture.

The FINANCIAL -- GE Capital Retail Bank, a consumer lending unit of General Electric Company, and ShopNBC

, a multichannel electronic retailer reaching 80 million cable and satellite homes, announced the renewal of a multi-year agreement to continue providing the ShopNBC consumer credit card program to their customers, according to General Electric Company.