Toyota's president apologized profusely Tuesday as he announced the global recall of more than 400,000 of the automaker's 2010 hybrid models, including the popular Prius, for problems in their anti-lock braking systems.

The Dow closed below 10,000 Monday for the first time in three months, with financial shares leading the way, as worries about the U.S. economy and European debt weighed on investor sentiment.

Employees who took a hit on their savings last year might finally be in for some welcome news: Companies are stepping up efforts to help them save more for retirement.

Dusan Tatomirovic found a steal when he bought a foreclosed condo just north of Monterey, Calif., last April for $130,000.

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The gigantic deficits the Administration is projecting are appalling, and they provide a chilling look at our future: America is hurtling towards a fiscal trap that is forcing us into the only option we'll have to restore budgetary sanity: A Value-Added Tax.

The ads for this year's Super Bowl ran the gamut from popular TV shows to celebrity cameos to motherly love -- but the oddest and most omnipresent theme was men without pants.

If you watched the Super Bowl Sunday night, you saw at least two unprecedented events: The New Orleans Saints won their first championship, and Google ran an ad for its search engine on television.

Not so long ago, John Thain's legacy was that of the Merrill Lynch CEO who redecorated his office for $1.2 million before selling the dying investment firm to Bank of America in a controversial deal that is now under criminal investigation.

Furious Fuchsia, a pair of words not often seen together is the the name of a new special edition Dodge Challenger muscle car.

Silicon Valley shops aren't too pleased with the president's proposal to tax oversea profits, saying it could hurt business.

Every generation has its challenges. As boomers, one of our biggest is caring for our long-lived parents, providing both physical and sometimes monetary assistance, even as we're putting our children through college and grad school.

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One day in 2001, Yuval Brisker was stuck at home, expecting a cable TV technician to arrive for a service call. First he waited. Then he waited some more. Brisker reflected that people all over the world were stuck in the same position, wasting hours without knowing when -- or even if -- a service person would show up.

As the fanfare over Apple's new iPad reaches a fever pitch, Google is not standing idly by.

Sen. Robert Menendez wrote to the Fed last July asking it to approve a bank takeover that would have kept two of his campaign contributors from losing their investments in the ailing bank.

Republicans ruled out any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch in response to Obama's plans for a bipartisan health summit.

Broken-heart syndrome mimics a heart attack but is brought on by acute emotion or physical trauma. But patients usually fully recover with no lasting heart damage.

With no blueprints for the future and no clear exit strategy for the government, Fannie and Freddie are focusing for now on the U.S. loan-modification program.

The auto maker said it has sold 400,000 vehicles subject to the recall world-wide, including the Prius, in order to update the vehicle's anti-lock brake system.

The Dow industrials closed below 10000 for the first time in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered.

Japan Airlines is planning to announce that it will maintain its alliance with AMR's American Airlines, dealing a blow to rival Delta.

UBS reported its first net profit in five quarters, but continued to lose assets from wealthy clients, underlining that the Swiss bank has yet to regain trust it lost during the financial crisis.

The massive national China Investment Corp. provided the closest look yet at its politically sensitive holdings, in an SEC filing that revealed that it has accumulated small stakes in more than 60 U.S. companies but is making big bets outside the U.S.

Some activists and investors have formed a loose coalition, aiming to cut amounts owed by borrowers whose loans exceed the values of their homes.

The sinking newsstand sales that have magnified the magazine industry's recent pain continued in the second half of 2009, though the declines eased slightly.

The move by the U.S. gambling company underscores a shift toward Macau and an increasing focus on Asia.

Ghana blocked the estimated $4 billion sale of a stake in a huge oil field, foiling months of talks between Exxon and the stake's owner, Kosmos Energy.

Google is taking a swipe at Facebook and Twitter with a new feature that makes it easier for users of Gmail to view media and status updates shared online by their friends.

The company's revamped 747 took off on its maiden flight. But the new jetliner has been slow to attract orders as Boeing again redesigns a successor to a plane that has been flying for forty years.

U.S. proposals to ban banks from using their capital to acquire stakes in companies would have the biggest impact on Goldman Sachs, which has the world's largest private-equity operation.

Nissan returned to profitability in its fiscal third quarter, as cost cuts and booming demand in China offset the yen's strength.

A record 106.5 million Americans watched the Saints beat the Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game on CBS, setting a new high for any U.S. TV broadcast.

Electronic Arts posted a smaller loss in the holiday quarter, despite a 25% drop in sales, but the company issued a weak outlook for the current quarter. Shares tumbled.

The cost of insuring against the risk of default by Greece, Portugal and Spain grew ahead of a key meeting of European heads of state later this week.

The collapse of merger talks between Japanese beverage giants Kirin and Suntory is a broader setback for much-needed consolidation and efficiency in Japan.

UPS said it plans to furlough at least 300 of its airline pilots as the world's largest package shipper, by volume, cited a continued need for belt-tightening amid a gradual economic recovery.

Rajiv Goel, a former Intel manager, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and admitted to feeding inside information to Galleon founder Rajaratnam.

The Fed's Bernanke will begin this week to lay out a credit-tightening blueprint to be used when the central bank decides the economy has recovered sufficiently.

Hartford Financial Services Group and Lincoln National reported profitable fourth quarters following punishing periods a year earlier.

CVS fourth-quarter earnings rose 10% amid stronger sales at its pharmacy businesses, while the hybrid drug store-pharmacy benefit manager's chief executive expressed optimism about the 2011 pharmacy-benefits-management selling season.

A federal judge said he hopes to rule by Feb. 19 on whether to approve a $150 million settlement between Bank of America and the SEC over the bank's disclosures before its acquisition of Merrill Lynch

Sen. Robert Menendez wrote to the Fed last July asking it to approve a bank takeover that would have kept two of his campaign contributors from losing their investments in the ailing bank.

Most Afghan generals and colonels in the new Afghan National Army were U.S. enemies in the Soviet-built military of the 1980s.

If you make time for it and know your stuff, you can chat your way to more Web traffic.

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Apple's new tablet could soon prove both a vital launch pad and productivity tool for entrepreneurs.

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