AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker.
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Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally (AP)
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 2:00am EST
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Immigrants Claim Wal-Mart Fired Them to Provide Jobs for Local Residents
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:53am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Ten West Africans have filed federal complaints accusing Wal-Mart stores in Colorado of discrimination.
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Toyota to recall 400,000 Prius vehicles worldwide (AFP)
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:45am EST
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(afp.com)" border="0" />AFP - Toyota Motor said Tuesday that it would recall about 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, to fix faulty brakes.
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Insider’s Admission Deepens Galleon Case
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:42am EST by By ZACHERY KOUWE
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Rajiv Goel said that in 2007 he provided the hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam with confidential tips about Intel and Sprint Nextel.
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Swiss bank UBS returns to quarterly profit (AFP)
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:40am EST
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AFP - Troubled Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday that it had returned a 1.20 billion Swiss franc profit (1.12 billion dollars, 821 million euros) in the final quarter of 2009, shrugging off more than a year of quarterly losses.
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Developer Is Accused of Fleecing Investors
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:40am EST by By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
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Adam Hochfelder, a onetime real estate mogul, was charged with taking $2.5 million from clients and friends for hotel deals he never made.
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Toyota Details Recall of 2010 Prius for Brake Problems
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:28am EST by By HIROKO TABUCHI and NICK BUNKLEY
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The worldwide recall will affect about 436,000 units of the 2010 Prius and other hybrid models, according to the company’s filing.
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Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:15am EST by By REUTERS
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Asian markets struggled to hold firmer ground on Tuesday but won some respite from recent losses.
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As Data Flows In, Families See the Dollars Flow Out
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:05am EST by By JENNA WORTHAM
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The average American is expected to spend nearly $1,000 this year on services like cable, Internet and video games.
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Dealbook Column: Shareholders Deciding a Dividend
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:59am EST by By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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The dividend, which private equity firms routinely paid to themselves until the economy turned against them, is back.
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The Enforcers
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:55am EST by By JENNY ANDERSON and ZACHERY KOUWE
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The new enforcement team at the Securities and Exchange Commission is working to police Wall Street — and to shake off the psychic blow of the Bernard L. Madoff affair.
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Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:45am EST by By REED ABELSON
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While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills.
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E.U. Slow to React to Toyota Safety Problems
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:44am EST by By JAMES KANTER and LUKE BROWNE
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The system for monitoring car safety across the European Union has appeared, like Toyota, opaque and slow to react.
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In Toyota Mess, Lesson for Japan
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:44am EST by By MARTIN FACKLER
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Economists said that Toyota’s troubles show that economic change is urgently needed in Japan.
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Hasbro Shares Rise Sharply on Higher-Than-Expected Earnings and a Positive Forecast
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Action figures tied to an adventure movie helped sales and Hasbro’s stock gains 11 percent.
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Optimism Persists in a Kentucky Town Where a Carmaker Brought Jobs
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By MICKEY MEECE
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As production resumes this week in Georgetown, Ky., and other American cities where Toyota builds cars, people are eager to see its recall problems blow over.
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Advertising: Do-It-Yourself Super Ads
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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Some of the most-talked-about ads during the Super Bowl broadcast were those created or suggested by consumers, not advertising agencies.
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China Lists $9.6 Billion in Shares of U.S. Companies
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:35am EST by By DAVID BARBOZA and KEITH BRADSHER
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The China Investment Corporation bought more than $9 billion worth of shares in companies like Bank of America and Apple.
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Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:34am EST by By MOTOKO RICH
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Publishers have managed to take some control — at least temporarily — of how much consumers pay for their content.
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Stocks and Bonds: Dow Industrials Close Below 10,000
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:29am EST by By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
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The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below the 10,000 threshold as investors sought to overcome fears of a faltering global recovery.
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Reuters BreakingViews: Protecting Banks in the Boardroom
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:29am EST by By RICHARD BEALES and ROBERT CYRAN
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Directors at banks can help control risk by routinely posing the question: “What could make this institution fail?”
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Promising Results in Bone Drug Trial
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:24am EST by By REUTERS
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A third trial of an experimental drug found that it worked better than a rival to delay the risk of bone complications in men with advanced prostate cancer.
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Findings: Will You Be E-Mailing This Column? It’s Awesome
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:19am EST by By JOHN TIERNEY
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A University of Pennsylvania study found that readers of news in print and online had more exalted tastes than might be expected.
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Judge Questions Bank of America’s New Deal With S.E.C.
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:16am EST by By LOUISE STORY
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The court might reject a new $150 million settlement over the takeover of Merrill Lynch, which could send the case to trial.
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On the Road: A List No Hotel Wants to Be On
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:16am EST by By JOE SHARKEY
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This year’s lists singled out the 10 "dirtiest" hotels in each of six regions — the United States, Asia, Canada, France, Italy and Britain.
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Frequent Flier: A Chef’s Ingredients, and His Hopes, Run Afoul of a Border Inspection
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:15am EST
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In the travels of the chef Susur Lee, recipe ingredients raise red flags for airport security agents.
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Making Solar Power Portable
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:14am EST by By LIZ GALST
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A growing number of business travelers are using portable renewable energy devices to power up their electronics when they work in places that offer little or no access to electricity.
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In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:10am EST by By CHARLES V. BAGLI
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Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market for skyscrapers and other big projects overheated.
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Google to Add Social Features to Gmail
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:09am EST by By ASHLEE VANCE
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Google will unveil add-ons to Gmail that let people post and view messages about their day-to-day activities.
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With Shake-Up, SAP Seeks Better Customer Relations
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:09am EST by By DAVID JOLLY
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The chairman of SAP, the German software company, said a decision to raise maintenance fees was wrong and acknowledged that he had been partly responsible for the move.
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Oil below $72 in Asia amid economy doubts (AP)
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:07am EST
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AP - Oil prices lingered below $72 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors remained uncertain about the strength of global economic growth and demand for crude.
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Newsstand Sales and Circulation Fall for Magazines
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:07am EST by By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
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Newsstand sales of magazines plummeted in the last half of 2009, helping to send total circulation lower.
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Crestor Wins Approval as a Drug to Prevent Heart Disease
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:04am EST by By REUTERS
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The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for the cholesterol treatment to be used by millions of people who are not normally prescribed such drugs.
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Electronic Arts Shrinks Loss, but Shares Fall on Forecast
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:04am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The publisher released its results, which analysts had expected to disappoint, after the regular market session ended.
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CVS Slightly Beats Forecasts, With Profit Increasing 11%
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:03am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Stock in CVS gained 3 percent after it posted an 11 percent profit increase, helped by the expansion of its benefits management business.
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Top Treasury Department staff works through the federal snow day
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by David Cho
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Talk about a snow-day killjoy. Shortly after the federal government announced that it would close for Monday -- cue the yelping for joy around Washington -- the office of the executive secretary for Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner sent out a message to its staff.
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Credit unions seek larger share of business loans
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Binyamin Appelbaum
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The names of small businesses seeking loans are scrawled across a whiteboard in the Bethesda offices of Mid-Atlantic Financial Partners: A Denny's franchisee with plans for a new restaurant, the owner of a limousine fleet hoping to consolidate his auto loans, a government contractor seeking a lin...
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Voxiva launches U.S. text service to aid pregnant women
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Mike Musgrove
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A D.C.-based mobile technology firm is behind a new government effort to educate and encourage healthy habits in pregnant women.
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In SEC filing, China reveals vast U.S. holdings
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Steven Mufson
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China's sovereign wealth fund has lifted the veil on its U.S. securities holdings, revealing more than $9.6 billion of holdings in about 60 U.S. companies.
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Many workers find a way to get to the job, even in a blizzard
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carol Morello and N.C. Aizenman
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Jeff Campbell has been at his job as a security officer since Friday, sleeping in a chair and eating military MREs. Andre Wye left home at 4 a.m. Monday to drive 25 scary, slippery miles to the supermarket where he's a cashier. Sia Gbolie deposited her teenage son with a neighbor and camped out with...
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Managing a 'river of consumption'
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ed O'Keefe
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Martha N. Johnson is the new head of the General Services Administration, which serves as the government's primary landlord and buyer. Johnson was interviewed Thursday, moments after the Senate approved her confirmation.
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In Congress, it's decision time on long-term unemployment benefits
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Perry Bacon Jr.
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As the Senate this week considers a "jobs bill" to reduce unemployment, lawmakers will have to decide whether to continue an unprecedented change in how the country treats people who are out of work, which was quietly approved last year.
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U.S. proposes new climate service
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Juliet Eilperin
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The Obama administration proposed a new climate service on Monday that would provide Americans with predictions on how global warming will affect everything from drought to sea levels.
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall St decline (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 11:14pm EST
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AP - Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels.
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Asian shares struggle, euro wins respite (Reuters)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 10:54pm EST
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Reuters - Asian share markets struggled to hold firmer ground on Tuesday but won some respite from recent losses, while the euro rose tentatively as investors took a break from selling it off over fiscal concerns in the euro zone.
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Ally for the Poor in an Unlikely Corner
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 10:31pm EST by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
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Andrew Witty, named GlaxoSmithKline's chief executive in 2008.Through his work in poor countries, Andrew Witty, chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, has positioned his company as the leader among drug makers in advancing world health issues.
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Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 9:05pm EST
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AP - The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.
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Iowa AG files charges over film tax credits (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:25pm EST
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AP - Two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa Film Office were accused Monday of mishandling tax incentives designed to lure moviemakers to the state. -
Explosion unlikely to slow gas plant development (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:03pm EST
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AP - The Connecticut explosion that killed five people won't slow the development of natural gas power plants. But it will likely lead to more scrutiny of a technique used to clear air from gas lines. -
Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:01pm EST
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AP - The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
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Calif. insurer's rate increases draw attention of federal government
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:55pm EST by Alec MacGillis
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President Obama's secretary of health and human services fired off a sharply worded letter to a California insurer Monday, demanding to know why it is raising rates for individual policyholders by as much as 39 percent.
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Forget the Mortgage, I'm Paying My Credit Card Bill (U.S. News & World Report)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 3:04pm EST
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U.S. News & World Report - Amid high unemployment and sliding home prices, a growing number of struggling consumers are doing what was once considered unthinkable: paying their credit card bills instead of their mortgages. A recent study developed by TransUnion found the percentage of Americans who were current on their credit cards but behind on their mortgage increased to 6.6 percent in the third quarter of 2009, up from 4.3 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Meanwhile, the share of consumers making mortgage payments on time but behind on their credit cards moved in the opposite direction, sliding from 4. ... -
Europe could face years-long debt grind (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:51pm EST
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AP - Is there any way out of Europe's debt morass?
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Genesee & Wyoming 4Q slides; demand firms up (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 8:37am EST
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AP - Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 28 percent as a weak economy knocked down demand for the goods it hauls. -
New Careers Books (BusinessWeek)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 8:08am EST
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Greece readies tax change to fight crisis (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:27am EST
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AP - Hopes that that Greece won't be allowed to default on its crushing debt load weighed against fears the country's crisis would spread through the 16-country euro zone, as the government worked Monday on a tax overhaul aimed at getting its deficit under control. -
Oil above $71 amid US cold snap, Iran tensions (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:23am EST
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AP - Oil prices held above $71 a barrel Monday after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and a cold snap in the U.S. northeast.
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Hasbro 4Q profit rises on sales of boys' products (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:22am EST
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AP - Hasbro Inc., the nation's second biggest toymaker, said Monday that sales of action figures and other toys aimed at boys as well as strong entertainment and licensing revenue helped push its fourth-quarter profit sharply higher. -
CVS Caremark quarterly profit, sales climb (Reuters)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:22am EST
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Reuters - CVS Caremark Corp posted a higher quarterly profit on Monday as sales at its drugstores increased and it began to attract more business to its pharmacy benefits management unit. -
CVS Caremark 4Q profit grows 11 percent (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:22am EST
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AP - CVS Caremark Corp. says its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business, which has lost billions in contracts for the new year. -
German tax cheat gets $10M in damages from bank (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:21am EST
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AP - A court has ordered a former subsidiary of Liechtenstein's LGT bank to pay over euro7.3 million ($10 million) to a client for failing to inform him that his confidential details had been stolen and handed to authorities, thereby harming his chances of escaping criminal penalties for tax evasion. -
Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:03am EST
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AP - Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker.
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AP analysis: US economic stress hit a peak in Dec. (AP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:56am EST
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AP - Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest point since The Associated Press began analyzing conditions in more than 3,100 U.S. counties in October 2007.
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Green Inc. Column: Fraud Besets E.U. Carbon Trade System
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:37am EST by By JAMES KANTER
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The latest bump in the E.U.'s Emission Trading System came last month, when swindlers used faked e-mail messages to obtain access codes for individual accounts.
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European shares rise as Tokyo hits two-month low (AFP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:33am EST
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AFP - European stocks staged a fragile rebound on Monday after sharp falls last week caused by mounting debt fears in Europe, but Tokyo hit the lowest point in nearly two months as most Asian indices fell.
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European Central Bank in a Squeeze
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 5:41am EST by By JACK EWING
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As alarm about Greek debt increases, a weakness of the European monetary union has been exposed: its lack of a strong political arm.
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India predicts growth at 7.2 percent in year to March (AFP)
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:18am EST
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AFP - India's economy should grow 7.2 percent in the fiscal year ending in March, an official forecast said Monday, as the economy's recovery from the global financial crisis picks up speed.
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Advertising: In Super Bowl Commercials, the Nostalgia Bowl
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 3:38am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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Madison Avenue played it safe, dusting off characters like Sock Monkey and calling in stars of yore like Abe Vigoda.
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Accounts, People & Miscellany
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 3:28am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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Accounts, people and miscellany in advertising.
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Toyota Is Expected to Add 2010 Prius to Recalls
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 2:15am EST by By HIROKO TABUCHI
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The decision to recall at least 311,000 2010 Prius cars will be announced early this week, adding to the automaker’s woes after recalls of other models.
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The Caucus: Obama’s Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:54am EST by By JOHN HARWOOD
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Facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans, not to mention labor unions, the administration’s message is one of ambivalence.
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Salt Lake City Journal: Huge Church Project Renews Downtown, and Debate
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:46am EST by By KIRK JOHNSON
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A $1 billion Mormon church-financed redevelopment project and a wave of recent church purchases in Salt Lake City have put a new focus on the line between culture and economics.
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Irked, Wall St. Hedges Its Bet on Democrats
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:37am EST by By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
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Bankers, unhappy at the president’s proposals for tighter financial regulations, are shifting donations to Republicans.
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Our Towns: To Survive, Dairy Farmers Go Co-op
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:27am EST by By PETER APPLEBOME
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A former doctor’s effort to help small family farms in the Northeast stay in business by marketing and distributing their milk on their own.
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Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:24am EST
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Reuters BreakingViews: An S.& P. Scoop Was a Blunder
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:19am EST by By ANTONY CURRIE and ALEXANDER SMITH
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Standard & Poor’s got ahead of a bit of inside news, apparently inadvertently.
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Bundling Hardware and Software to Do Big Jobs
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:18am EST by By STEVE LOHR
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Companies are starting to see the advantages of being able to do large amounts of computing with technology built expressly for that purpose.
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Asia Sails Smoothly Through Debt Waters
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:15am EST by By VIKAS BAJAJ and KEITH BRADSHER
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The Asian financial crisis of 1997 led many countries to be more conservative about borrowing and spending than Western nations.
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Media Talk: Kindle Books in Snack Sizes
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:08am EST by By MOTOKO RICH
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FT Press is selling stripped-down, 1,000- to 2,000-word versions of books, for $1.99, and a new series of essays of about 5,000 words, for $2.99.
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Some Toyota Owners Voice an Eroding Loyalty
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:05am EST by By NICK BUNKLEY
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The recall of millions of Toyota cars and trucks for problems with their accelerator pedals is giving Toyota loyalists second thoughts.
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Drilling Down: A Growing Appreciation for Cents Off
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 1:00am EST by By ALEX MINDLIN
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After a 17-year slump, consumers’ use of coupons is rising.
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Looking Ahead: Looking Ahead
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:59am EST
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The Fight Over Who Sets Prices at the Online Mall
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:56am EST by By BRAD STONE
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Major brands and manufacturers — and now, book publishers — are deploying new tactics and tools to control how their products are presented and priced online.
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After Turmoil at Merrill, Thain Will Lead the Lender CIT
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:52am EST by By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
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John A. Thain is seeking to leave behind the controversies that haunted his final days at Merrill after it was acquired by Bank of America.
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Wielding Iron Checkbook to Shape Cultural Los Angeles
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
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Eli Broad dominates the arts in Los Angeles with a force that has no parallel in any major city.
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INSIDER TRANSACTIONS
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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-- Thomson Financial
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Featured Advertiser
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST
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Local events
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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TUESDAY Recordkeeping and Accounting. Workshop explains accounting principles, financial statements, general business, taxes and management accounting. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Bar Association Building, 740 15th St. NW, third floor, Washington. Sponsor: Service Corps of Retired Executives....
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Bankruptcies
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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These firms recently filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's local clerk of court offices.
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Pizzamaker braves snow to deliver on Super Bowl Sunday
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Christian Davenport
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For pizza shops, Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest night of the year, a chance to do a week's worth of business in a single night, an event to look forward to all year.
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New at the Top: Tekedra M. Jefferson
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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Position : Senior vice president of public policy at AOL, a global Web services company based in Dulles.
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The week ahead: Feb. 8-12 in business
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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This week will bring a fresh reading on retail sales, the first congressional testimony of the year by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, and the first release of a new and potentially useful economic indicator.
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U.S. sends a message by stepping up crackdown on foreign business bribes
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carrie Johnson
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Federal authorities want companies to know that the cost of paying bribes to win overseas contracts is growing steeper by the day.
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Greenworks owner bet on flowers, and the risk has paid off big
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Thomas Heath
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You are shoveling out from another big snowfall and yet another drop is expected later this week. So who is thinking about the sunniness of flowers, roses by the basket and a heart-filled Valentine's Day, which arrives Sunday?
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APPOINTMENTS
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic of Bethesda named Mark Lapidus , former director of marketing, vice president of digital media.
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New at the Top: Tekedra M. Jefferson, AOL
Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post
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I worked at a real estate law firm as a student in high school. It was very stressful but it piqued my interest in law and, when I went to college in the District, I used the city as my university. I did internships with companies that lobbied on the Hill, researched papers at the Library of...
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Kirin Ends Merger Talks With Suntory
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 11:54pm EST by By BETTINA WASSENER
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Kirin, the Japanese brewing giant, cited differences over management independence and transparency in a merged company as the reason for ending the talks.
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Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:24pm EST
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AP - In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.
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The Media Equation: Plentiful Content, So Cheap
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:21pm EST by By DAVID CARR
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Demand Media pays $15 to $20 on average for an article — videos are about $30 — but the company has no trouble finding steady contributors.
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Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:12pm EST
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AP - An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers, injuring a dozen or more and leaving crews picking through debris for more possible victims.