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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.
 AP - A week after brake problems surfaced with its Prius, Toyota still has yet to say whether it will recall the popular hybrid — and analysts say further delays could be devastating to the automaker's already damaged reputation.
AP - A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch.
 AP - Electronic Arts Inc. narrowed its net loss in the last quarter but video game sales declined, and a disappointing outlook for the company sent its shares down sharply Monday.
 AP - Eroding market share and weaker trading volumes hurt Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue, but sharply lower taxes and fewer charges helped the global exchange operator report better-than-expected profit growth.
 AP - Strength in its boys' brands like Transformers and Nerf, along with its core game brands including Scrabble and Monopoly, should boost Hasbro's results in 2010, the company said Monday.
Reuters - U.S. stocks face more turbulence that could send indexes spiraling through key levels this week as doubts about the global recovery's pace persist and fears linger over Europe's sovereign debt woes.
AP - North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work.
AP - Forward Air Corp., which provides air freight services to cargo carriers and airlines, reported Monday that its fourth-quarter profit plunged nearly 23 percent as its sales fell 4.4 percent.
 AP - Is there any way out of Europe's debt morass?
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. ...
 AFP - India's economy should expand by 7.2 percent this fiscal year, the government forecast Monday, as growth heads back to the robust levels seen before the global financial crisis.
AP - Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc. says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share.
 AP - Homebuyers spurred by low interest rates and government incentives helped lift Beazer Homes USA Inc.'s sales in the last three months of 2009, but the builder only turned a profit because of a hefty tax gain.
 AP - Energy prices climbed Monday as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast.
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President Obama and adviser Paul Volcker are calling for banks to stop engaging in proprietary trading. Is this smart? Is it even possible?
Cable giant Comcast is changing the name of its core products to Xfinity. Does the new name convey cutting-edge innovation or pornography?
Posting your celebrity twin is the latest ill-advised viral fad to take over the popular social-networking site
Blockbuster earnings and a nimble response to market trends keep online retailer Amazon in favor on Wall Street, even as competitive threats grow
Americans are taking the wrong message from Asia's economic success. Heavy-handed state control isn't the future; increasingly, it's on the way out
Model recalls, repairs and a chiding from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood all point to a precipitous decline in Toyota's fortunes. But some saw this day coming many years ago
For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Pepsi won't run a Super Bowl advertisement, choosing instead to focus on a social-media campaign. Can a brand now afford to skip the big game?
The German government has agreed to pay a reported $3.5 million for stolen bank details of some 1,500 suspected tax evaders, a move that some warn couldlead to a black market for personal electronic data
Honda looks like the big winner from Toyota's accelerator recall
Across the European Union, governments are borrowing more to drag their economies out of recession, putting the entire bloc in financial peril and bringing euro-zone countries Greece and Spain close to default
Roy Smith, a finance professor at New York University and a former Goldman Sachs partner, believes that Washington and regulators need to intervene to make financial markets safer
Lax state laws of incorporation allow shell companies to operate freely in the U.S., helping the Russian mafia, drug cartels, and still, even some terrorists.
If the Apple iPad really wants to be a device that you might take on a business trip instead of the laptop, it's going to need a little more document-centrism
Most economists are cheering the 5.7% GDP growth rate estimated for the U.S. 4th quarter. But increasingly people are asking whether there's a more holistic way to measure a nation's growth
In President Obama's State of the Union address, he mentioned a proposal to offer tax credits to businesses that hire workers. It sounds promising -- and expensive -- but would it really work?
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Embattled Automaker Plans Global Recall to Address Hybrid's Brake Problems, Media Reports Indicate
     
  
More than 106 Million People Watched Saints Beat Colts, Surpassing the 1983 Finale of "M-A-S-H"
  
  
Automaker Has Relationships with Some of the Same Lawmakers Investigating Safety Issues
  
  
Unconfirmed Reports of Pending Recall Over Brake Trouble, But Still No Indication What will Happen in U.S.
  
  
CIT Entered Bankruptcy Protection in November, 2009
  
  
Germany's SAP Says CEO Apotheker Has Resigned, Will Be Replaced By 2 Co-chief Executives
  
  
"CBS News RAW": Beijing's "I'm looking for you" supermarket is giving the city's singles a new way to look for love. In their few months of operation, the market has attracted more than 1,000 clients.
  
  
During the Super Bowl, some viewers actually find the commercials almost as exciting as the game. Now, some ad companies are looking to their fans for creative help. Anthony Mason reports.
  
  
Toyota is already trying to solve a gas pedal problem in millions of cars, but soon the Japanese automaker will address a new issue, bad brakes on thousands of Prius hybrids. Manuel Gallegus reports.
  
  
In Letter to Dealers Automaker Says Plan to Repair Brakes on 270,000 Prius Cars Will Be Announced in Coming Week
  
  
Wants Congress to Fund Job Creation Effort, as GOP Chides President on Budget and Debt
  
  
The national unemployment rate has fallen to 9.7 percent, as economists say that this could signal a potential rebound for the jobs market and the overall economy. Anthony Mason reports.
  
  
Akio Toyoda, the chief of troubled automaker Toyota, offered an apology to customers as the number of consumer complaints continue to grow. Dean Reynolds reports.
  
  
News of Bonus Eagerly Awaited by Wall Street; Blankfein Can't Cash Shares for Five Years
  
  
Stock Market Ends Week With Slight Gain Friday Amid Mixed Jobs Report, Debt Worries
  
  
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Home Depot is testing a warm-and-fuzzy approach to selling hammers, lighting and garage doors that targets female shoppers.
Pandemic, BioWare to change ownership, join 'Madden' team.
Disney plans to sell a line of products called Disney Garden.
Online encyclopedia to move cross-country in January to hub of tech world.
Retailers' sales rose 0.6 percent last month and gasoline stations turned in their biggest jump in sales since May.
The business software maker confirmed today it offered BEA Systems $17 per share, a 25 percent premium over Thursday's closing price of $13.62.
AT&T Inc. said on Thursday that the head of its wireless unit, Stan Sigman, was retiring, and it appointed Ralph de la Vega as his successor.
State Treasurer Richard Moore has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the timing of stock sales made by the chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Toyota dealers in five southeast states have pulled their commercials off ABC TV local affiliates, complaining about the coverage of Toyota safety problems by ABC News and its chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross.
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With the increasingly difficult economy, people are using their credit cards more and more, and studies find that most people participate in a credit card rewards program. Those programs may carry rewards for airline miles, cash back, retail discounts, shopping points or a variety of other benefits. Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and "GMA" personal finance contributor, visited the show to explain which credit cards are best for consumers.
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Elisabeth Leamy give tips on saving big on your trips to the supermarket.
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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein received a bonus of $9 million, all in stock, far below the $100 million that was rumored.
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Suggesting movies is risky business. User picks reveal more than you may think.
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While the rest of us were negotiating curfews and cramming for the SATs, some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs ditched high school to start building their fortunes.
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Artists encase a home in ice to draw attention to the housing crisis.
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Chinese-born spy gets more than 15 years for Calif. espionage case involving space shuttle
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Lilly CEO's pay jumps 54 percent in first full year as drug maker's leader
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles.
  
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc said its new Chief Executive John Thain will get an annual base salary of $6 million, most of which is in stock, and a bonus of up to another $1.5 million, in a nod to compensation practices popularized by the Obama administration's pay czar.
 
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will suspend domestic production of its Sai and Lexus HS250h hybrids, which are to be recalled for faulty brakes, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Intel Capital director pleaded guilty on Monday to fraud in the Galleon insider trading case, telling a New York court that hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam gave him money for personal needs and that he profited from illegal trades.
 
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co flew for the first time its twice-delayed 747-8 Freighter, a significant milestone in the history of the legendary 747 family and a step that could bolster the credibility of the world's second-largest plane maker.
 
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc disappointed investors again with weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue forecasts, driving shares of the game publisher about 9 percent lower.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. job market improved in January for the fifth consecutive month, pointing to possible job growth in the first quarter of this year, a research group said on Monday.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could sell some assets later this year in an effort to whittle down its bloated balance sheet to avoid inflation, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Monday.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. financial crime agency has adopted a rule allowing local, state and foreign police agencies to seek information from American banks, despite opposition from industry groups.
 
The median forecast for retail sales is for a rise of 0.3 percent after a 0.3 percent fall in December. Forecasts range from a drop of 1 percent to an increase of 0.8 percent.
 
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Concern about mounting debt in Europe has pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 10,000. The Dow closed below the psychological barrier for the first time in three months.
Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.
 Let the record show that 2010 was the year of older women being viciously tackled in Super Bowl commercials.
Recalls and a slow response to safety questions have put a dent in the market value of cars long seen as money in the bank for their owners.
 Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation.
 Watch and rate all of the spots from Super Bowl XLIV. Find out which ad is so far our readers' favorite.
 Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
 Investopedia: These five famous tax evaders found ingenious (and illegal) ways to avoid paying up. Read to find out how much they owed, and how they were caught.
 Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain is taking over as chairman and CEO of CIT Group as the commercial lender continues to restructure following a time in bankruptcy protection.
 Think Sunday night's Super Bowl seemed like it had a lot of ads? You're right. Commercials took up nearly 48 minutes of the game ? the most for any Super Bowl.
China bucked an unprecedented decline in global patent filings last year, boosting its total by 29.7 percent, while the United States saw a fall of 11.4 percent.
Purchases of magazines at newsstands fell 9 percent in the second half of 2009, a slight improvement from the 12 percent year-over-year decline in the first half of the year.
Our overreliance on downsizing is killing workers, the economy?and even the bottom line.
 A week after brake problems surfaced with its Prius, Toyota still has yet to say whether it will recall the popular hybrid.
The average price of regular gasoline in the United States fell 5.76 cents over a two-week period to $2.67.
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