KNX Business Hour 02.08.2010
Stocks get the week off to a rough start on new concerns about the global economy. Debt worries continue in Greece, Spain and Portugal following a G-7 meeting over the weekend. The Wall Street Journal reports the Fed is laying the groundwork for credit ti
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Has Toyota done enough to help regain consumer confidence, an international business expert weighs in...a former state insurance commissioner says Californians are being gouged by insurance companies...
KNX Business Hour 02.04.2010
A southland attorney with a class action lawsuit against Toyota says current revelations have actually been a long standing problem...A Costa Mesa Toyota dealer says things are tough but will improve for the world's biggest automaker...
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Investigators interview survivors of Conn. blast
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Crews were slowly and carefully removing gas cylinders from the site of a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and investigators interviewed survivors to try determine the cause....
Kroger, union reach pact for some stores in South
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Kroger Co. said Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement in contract talks with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union....
Zebra posts 4Q profit of $17.6 million
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) -- Zebra Technologies Corp. made a profit in the fourth quarter, free of the one-time expenses that left it with a loss a year ago....
Germany loses top exporter crown to China
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's multi-year reign as the world's No. 1 exporter is officially over, with the crown formally passing to rising Asian power China after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years....
Analyst raises Harman price target on 2Q results
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of electronics maker Harman International Industries Inc. soared to a fresh 52-week high Tuesday after an analyst said its better-than-expected second-quarter results led him to raise his price target for its shares....
FAA investigating Southwest Airlines again
DALLAS (AP) -- Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation....
State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall....
Correction: Fuel Tech personnel story
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- In a story Feb. 8 about Fuel Tech Inc.'s chief financial officer, The Associated Press misstated the title of Ralph Bailey. He is a former chairman, not a former CEO....
SunTrust spent minimal amount lobbying gov't in 4Q
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Regional bank SunTrust Banks Inc. spent less than $5,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby on banking and financial issues, according to a recent disclosure report....
Germany loses top exporter crown to China
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's multi-year reign as the world's No. 1 exporter is officially over, with the crown formally passing to rising Asian power China after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years....
State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall....
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker....
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