Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems. Crisis-management experts said Sunday that the recall of millions of cars and trucks isn’t the…

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Toyota hopes media blitz will reassure customers

Peter Voser is using lessons from his two-year stint rescuing Swiss engineering company ABB Ltd. from near bankruptcy to turn around Royal Dutch Shell Plc by selling assets, cutting thousands of jobs and speeding up decisions.

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A Southern California borax mine operated by London-based Rio Tinto has locked out about 570 hourly workers after the two sides failed to reach a deal on a new labor contract. The mine in Boron shut its gates at 7 a.m. Sunday, as employees and their families…

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Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who anticipated the financial crisis, said the U.S. growth outlook remains “very dismal” and White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said the economy is still mired in a “human recession.”

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Roubini Sees ‘Dismal’ Growth as Summers Rues ‘Human Recession’

The U.S. military is drawing up a new air-sea battle plan in response to threats such as China’s persistent military build-up and Iran’s possession of advanced weapons, according to the Pentagon’s latest strategy review.

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China, Iran Prompt U.S. Air-Sea Battle Plan in Strategy Review

BERLIN/ZURICH (Reuters) – German politicians were divided at the weekend over whether to buy the bank data of up to 1,500 possible tax evaders with accounts in Switzerland that media say an informant has offered to sell authorities.

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Robbie Hummel scored 23 points to help No. 10 Purdue beat Penn State 66-46 Sunday for its fourth straight win. Hummel made four 3-pointers and had six rebounds. JaJuan Johnson scored 13 points and E’Twaun Moore added 12 for the Boilermakers (18-3, 6-3 Big Ten)…

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Hummel leads No. 10 Purdue past Penn State

Dubai’s failure to reassure investors its restructuring plan will succeed is causing the emirate’s benchmark stock index to drop the most in the world and forcing companies to scrap bond sales.

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The future of aviation in China, the world’s fastest-growing major air-travel market, will be on display in Singapore this week and General Electric Co., Rockwell Collins Inc. and GKN Plc all want to be onboard.

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Q. I have seen a lot written about Roth IRA conversions in 2010, and that they are taxable and how this can be spread over two years, etc. What I have not seen covered anywhere is: What exactly is taxable?…

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A joint venture partner of Ford Motor Co. said Sunday it has resumed making buses in China after determining that the gas pedal assembly doesn’t have the same problem that forced a recall of millions of Toyota vehicles. Jiangling Motors Co. uses the same…

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Amazon.com has removed print and electronic versions of books from Macmillan after a dispute over pricing of titles for the Kindle digital reader, the publisher said

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unpleasantness in the U.S. labor market as well.

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Are stocks set for a down year?

Tony and Rose are almost finished with college bills, and now they’re turning their attention to retirement. The couple, 54 and 53, want to retire and enjoy their time while they’re still young and healthy enough to do so. “Do…

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Essex County couple’s financial outlook is better than they think