Feb 10 (Reuters Legal) - Kenneth Feinberg, the formerly freewheeling administrator of BP Plc's fund to compensate victims of last year's oil spill, could be forced to revamp dramatically how he handles claims now that the fund has come under the jurisdiction of a federal judge in New Orleans. A ruling last week by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier that Feinberg stop telling potential claimants that he is "completely independent" of BP brings Feinberg and the fund -- created in the wake of the largest oil spill in U.S. history -- under judicial oversight for the first time.

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(Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO) (TRI.N) said it expects revenue to rise in 2011 after stronger growth in the fourth quarter and more signs that its financial and professional customers are recovering from the recession. The company, which provides news and information to financial, legal, accounting and healthcare professionals, said on Thursday it expects 2011 revenue to rise by a "mid-single digit" percentage. Analysts on average expect 2011 revenue to rise about 4 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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(Reuters) - Rio Tinto's smaller than expected $5 billion share buyback and caution over the sustainability of a commodity boom overshadowed record profits from the mining giant. The world's third-biggest miner by market value, flush with cash thanks to surging demand led by China, surprised investors by more than doubling its full-year dividend but a pledge to buy $5 billion worth of shares by the end of 2012 left some cold.

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(Reuters) - The Bank of England defied critics and kept interest rates at a record low on Thursday, judging the threat from rising inflation will prove temporary and that Britain's recovery remains in doubt. Inflation has jumped to almost twice the BoE's target and is still rising, but the economy faces headwinds from hefty public spending cuts and suffered a surprise contracted at the end of last year.

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(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell at the open on Wednesday as investors took a rise in U.S. interest rates as a cue to take profits a day after the market closed at fresh 2-1/2 year highs. U.S. 10-year Treasury note yields hit new nine-month highs before a $24 billion auction of notes later on Wednesday. Higher yields make bonds a more attractive investment and also translate into costlier funding for corporations.

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(Reuters) - U.S. unemployment remains too high for policymakers' comfort despite signs of strength in the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. In testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives' Budget Committee that largely echoed a speech he delivered last week, Bernanke also warned about the dangers of unsustainable budget deficits.

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(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co accused the trustee seeking $6.4 billion for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme of doing an end run around the law in pursuing his case, and said it has a right to a jury trial. The second-largest U.S. bank said court-appointed trustee Irving Picard is exceeding his power by suing in bankruptcy court, where a judge rather than a jury would decide the case.

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(Reuters) - Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc said it would take a $4.1 billion charge at its Chartis unit after a review showed higher-than-expected claims on older policies for asbestos exposure and workers' compensation. In a further bid to bolster capital at the unit, the U.S. government will allow AIG to retain $2 billion from recent sales. Under Chief Executive Robert Benmosche, AIG had been selling businesses such as its AIG Star Life Insurance Co and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co to refocus on core units including global property insurer Chartis and U.S. life insurer SunAmerica.

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(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales, helped by its third straight quarter of sales growth in North America. Shares of the world's largest soft drink maker rose 1.6 percent on Wednesday in premarket trading after reporting its first quarterly results that include its North American bottling operations. Both Coke and rival PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) acquired their North American bottlers last year as a way to improve performance by cutting costs, speeding innovation and giving them more control over distribution.

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(Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) may have overextended the global supply chain on its long-overdue 787 Dreamliner program, but the company is confident it will meet its third-quarter delivery target, Chief Executive Jim McNerney said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event broadcast on cable television network CNBC, McNerney said he believes the company is nearing the end of development for the light-weight, carbon-composite airplane that is nearly three years behind its original schedule.

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