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More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:25:43 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data....

Stocks climb after Fed pledges to hold rates low

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:10:27 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market has a new formula for success: a slow and steady trek higher....

Prescription-drug heists on the rise

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:11:26 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market....

EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:19:52 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer....

February wholesale prices drop 0.6 percent

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:08:47 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prices at the wholesale level plunged in February by the largest amount in seven months as a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs....

Fed boss makes case to keep all banking duties

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:35:33 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday urged Congress not to scale back the Fed's regulatory authority over banks. He said the Fed needs the information it gleans from its bank oversight to set interest rates and gauge the health of the banking system....

Was Ala. snack food heir's death tied to business?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:11:54 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- An angry letter and a bag of Golden Flake chips were taped inside Major Bashinsky's abandoned car when it was found near downtown Birmingham....

SEC boss: Agency examining companies

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:30:17 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed Wednesday that the agency is investigating several companies' actions in the run-up to the financial crisis of 2008....

New CFO says GM has chance to make 2010 profit

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:17:24 GMT
DETROIT (AP) -- If the economy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors Co. has a reasonable chance of turning a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said Wednesday....

Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:33:32 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won congressional approval Wednesday in what Democrats hope is just the first of several election-year measures aimed at boosting hiring....




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