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Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired. (March 16)

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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment. (March 15)

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Michael Jackson's estate has signed the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years. (March 16)

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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has unveiled legislation to tame the financial markets. The bill would create a consumer protection bureau to write regulations governing all lending transactions. (March 15)

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Not even heavy snow storms or auto safety concerns could hold back consumers last month. (March 12)

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General Motors Co. will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them, but a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future. That's one of the predictions of GM's retiring Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. (March 12)

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Government regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks following Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles for safety problems. (March 11)

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Samsung and Panasonic have begun selling 3-D TVs, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. (March 10)

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Seth Glickenhaus has a lot of investing experience. He's worked during the Great Recession, the two recessions before that, and the 11 before that. In fact, at age 95, Glickenhaus has been investing since the Great Depression.(March 9)

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The collapse many feared when stocks hit 12 year lows on March 9th, 2009 never did come to pass. But big questions remain on whether we're in the midst of a robust recovery or on the cusp of a another contraction, the dreaded double dip. (March 9)

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Toyota gave detailed evidence Monday that it says disproves claims that electronics may cause the unwanted acceleration that led to the recall of more than 8 million cars and trucks. (March 8)

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The unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent in February as employers shed 36,000 jobs, fewer than expected. And the AP's Mark Hamrick says job prospects could brighten in coming months with census hiring. (March 5)

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Some Toyota owners say they are still having trouble with unintended acceleration after their recalled cars were repaired, and the Transportation Department said Wednesday it is looking into their complaints. (March 3)

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As automakers show off their latest creations at the Geneva Motor Show, the glitz and glamour of super cars and green technology is being overshadowed by the ills the industry is facing. (March 3)

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The fallout from Toyota's safety issues is hitting the automaker's bottom line. U.S. sales fell 9 percent last month, making Toyota the only automaker to sell fewer cars and trucks in February. (March 2)

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Appearing before a congressional panel investigating the Toyota recall, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says NHTSA believes that electronics may be an issue in Toyota's unintended acceleration problems. (March 2)

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Major stock indexes rose to their highest levels in more than a month Monday after corporate buyouts raised hopes about the economy. (March 1)

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As Toyota blames poorly fitting floor mats and sticky gas pedals for the recall of millions of vehicles, the growing tangle of wires, sensors and computer chips are being scrutinized as the root cause of unintended acceleration in some automobiles.(Feb. 2

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Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda came to Washington to publicly apologize to Congress Wednesday for safety lapses that led to widespread recalls for accelerator and braking failures and for a corporate culture that may have made things worse. (Feb. 24)

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General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it is bringing 1,200 autoworkers back to work this summer to start producing the Chevrolet Cruze compact car at a factory in northeast Ohio. (Feb. 23)

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Americans' confidence in the economy has suffered a sudden relapse, dimming hopes that they will start spending — and spurring job growth — any time soon.

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The president of Toyota's U.S. operations acknowledged to lawmakers on Tuesday that the company's recalls of millions of its cars may "not totally" solve the problem of sudden and dangerous acceleration. (Feb. 23)

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In sometimes tearful testimony, victims of Toyota's acceleration issues and experts in car electronics said Toyota's response to unintended acceleration in its vehicles is lacking. (Feb. 23)

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In tearful testimony before lawmakers, Rhonda Smith, a Tennessee woman detailed how her Toyota-made Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour. She described her nightmare ride as "a near death experience." (Feb. 23)

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Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Toyota's safety problems, the company acknowledged Monday as it prepared to answer questions on Capitol Hill about its widespread vehicle recalls. (Feb. 22)

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The number of borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments dropped sharply at the end of last year, a sign the foreclosure crisis is beginning to ebb. (Feb. 19)

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A new social network website lets credit card users post their purchases online. The Co-Founder of Blippy.com says the site encourages people to be more open about their spending and has an extensive security policy to protect users. (Feb. 19)

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Layoffs aren't slowing as fast as some analysts had expected. That was the message in a government report that the number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose by 31,000 last week. (Feb. 18)

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Toyota is looking into complaints of power steering problems with its popular Corolla compact car and is considering a recall as one option. (Feb. 17)

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The Transportation Department is demanding Toyota disclose what it knew about safety issues in its vehicles and when it knew they posed as threat to consumers in the United States.(Feb.16)