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California taking Toyota to courtCalifornia taking Toyota to court
Californian prosecutors have launched lawsuits over Toyota’s defective motor...


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Adobe chief takes pay cutAdobe chief takes pay cut
The president and CEO of software maker Adobe Systems, Shantanu Narayen, has been awarded less compensation this year due to the value of the company...
KKC files to list $2.2 billion worth of shares on NYSEKKC files to list $2.2 billion worth of shares on NYSE
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co files to list $2.2 billion worth of shares on the NYSE in a long-anticipated move to follow their rival, Blackstone...
Wall Street sidelined by dollar fallWall Street sidelined by dollar fall
The U.S. dollar was sharply weaker Friday as stocks drifted...
Bottle-fed infants have highest levels of Bisphenol A
Infants fed from plastic bottles are found to have the highest estimated levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), with exposures falling with rising age, according to a...
Gop Says Bipartisan Financial Reform Is Still Possible
A bipartisan financial-reform bill could still be worked out in the U.S. Senate, despite a breakdown in negotiations, key Republicans said in a letter obtained by Reuters...
Report: Probe Questions Driver's Account Of Prius
SAN FRANCISCO -- A newspaper is reporting that investigators probing a runaway Toyota Prius found its brakes didn't show the wear expected when a driver exerts sustained pressure like the driver...
Microsoft Hustles On Ie Patch, Tests Fix
Computerworld - Microsoft yesterday said it is testing a patch for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), but stopped short of promising to deliver an emergency fix before the next...
Hot Startups Battle To The Death Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Gowalla comes to a head starting today in Austin, Texas as thousands of tech scenesters file in for South By Southwest (SXSW). The two buzzy...
Will The Kremlin Use Information Warfare To Suppress Growing Dissent?
Of all the countries in the world which are developing cyber capabilities, the Russian Federation leads the pack in its use of Information Warfare (the Kremlin's terminology for cyber operations)....
Microsoft Talks Google's Privacy "fails" At Sxsw
Danah Boyd placed a lot of emphasis on Google's privacy "fails" with Buzz. The topic of the keynote was the relationship between privacy and publicity, and she certainly covered much more...
Halozyme Narrows 4q Loss Due To Hylenex Payment
SAN DIEGO -- Biotechnology company Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. said Friday that it trimmed its fourth-quarter loss with help from a large payment from its partner Baxter International and Swiss drug...
Middle-class Nyc Apartment Complex Sold At Auction
NEW YORK -- The developer of a high profile middle-class Harlem apartment complex has lost ownership of the property after defaulting on the mortgage.A lawyer for Laurence Gluck confirmed Friday...
Is The Fed Blowing Bubbles?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Is the Federal Reserve forever blowing bubbles?With interest rates hovering at historic lows, some economists and investors fear the Fed's easy-money policy could create...
Senate Takes A Stab At Financial Reform
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- The head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial...
Uk Gives General Motors Loan Guarantee For Vauxhall
L ONDON — Britain will give a $410 million loan guarantee to General Motors Co. to help keep its Vauxhall operations going in the country, a government official said Friday. That is well...
Greg Clarke: A Soccer Chairman For Today
Greg Clarke, the man chosen by the Football League to take over as its chairman from Brian Mawhinney, has plenty of the right experience for the realities of the modern soccer business. He was...
Best Western Seaport Inn Downtown New York Host To Us Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke, United States Federal Reserve Chairman was greeted by ZB Moham, general manager of the Best Western Seaport Inn in downtown Manhattan, during a recent stay. Bernanke and his wife...
Here's How U.s. Program Works
Under the Making Home Affordable program, a borrower has to have been through a hardship -- such as a reduction in work hours or job loss -- and must provide proof of current income. The lender's...
Direct Edge Goes Exchange
Direct Edge announced today that it received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to become an exchange -- or two exchanges in fact....