Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota Motor Corp.’s former president, did something at his first meeting with U.S. investors out of character for a leader of Japan’s biggest automaker: He boasted of what he’d accomplished.

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Toyota Recall Crisis Said to Lie in Cost Cuts, Growth Ambitions

Wells Fargo & Co., the lender that gave Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf more than $18 million in 2009 compensation, cut his salary in half for this year and slashed pay for most top executives.

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Wells Fargo Cuts Stumpf’s Salary, Boosts Carroll’s (Update1)

Coal developers are maneuvering to build new mines in south-central Montana near Red Lodge, where the industry shut down decades ago after a tragic fire, leaving behind underground reserves estimated at a billion tons. Public financial filings show a…

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Coal mines eyed near Red Lodge, Bridger

Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit received $128,751 in total compensation for 2009 as the bank suffered big losses on risky investments and failing consumer loans, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing. A securities filing disclosed…

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Citigroup CEO earns $128,000 in 2009 pay

Unemployment benefits for some Americans will temporarily expire Feb. 28 after a Senate Republican blocked a one-month extension because it would add to the budget deficit.

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Colombia’s constitutional court ruled against allowing a referendum on permitting presidents to run for three consecutive terms, dashing Alvaro Uribe’s chances of holding office for 12 years.

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Colombia Court Rejects Referendum on Uribe Third-Term (Update1)

PepsiCo Inc.’s Gatorade brand said it will stop using Tiger Woods in its marketing, ending a more than two-year sponsorship with the golfer.

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PepsiCo’s Gatorade Ends Tiger Woods Marketing Deal (Update1)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – For executives at Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc, it pays to be just below the top.

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Citi, BofA pay banking heads more than CEOs

Colombia’s constitutional court ruled against allowing a referendum on allowing presidents to run for three consecutive terms, dashing Alvaro Uribe’s chances of holding office for 12 years.

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Colombia Court Rules Against Referendum on Uribe Third-Term Bid

New York Governor David Paterson withdrew his candidacy for election in November after published reports that he and state police officers spoke with a woman who had filed domestic abuse charges against one of his aides.

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N.Y. Governor Paterson Says He Won’t Seek Election (Update1)

Wells Fargo & Co., the lender that gave Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf more than $18 million in 2009 compensation, cut his salary in half for this year and slashed pay for most top executives.

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Gap Inc. was contacted by the Federal Trade Commission about Simon Property Group Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Prime Outlets Acquisition Co.

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Gap Contacted by FTC on Simon’s Prime Outlets Deal (Update1)

Add Gatorade to the list of endorsement deals that Tiger Woods has lost. A representative for the drink, sold by PepsiCo Inc., confirmed late Friday that it had ended its relationship with the golfer, who made a lengthy public apology last week for his…

Tiger Woods – PepsiCo – Marketing – Business – Mammals

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A slow-moving winter storm smacked the Northeast on Friday, unleashing heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds as it knocked out power to more than a million homes and businesses. It turned Maine beachfront streets into rivers and piled on the misery in…

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Bam! Bam! Bam! 3rd blizzard this month smacks East

EMC Corp., the world’s biggest maker of storage computers, will restate 2009 earnings, lowering profit by 2 cents a share, because of costs from an expected settlement of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit.

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EMC Restates 2009 Profit Because of Settlement Costs (Update1)