Archive for February 8th, 2010
Toyota to announce Prius recall
Toyota will announce a global recall of its 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN.
The 401(k) match is back!
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.
Debt fears drag Dow below 10,000
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.
VAT Trap: The inevitable fix for the deficit
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.
2010 bank failure tally now 16
Regulators shuttered a Minnesota bank on Friday night, for the 16th failure of 2010.
Super Bowl ad breaks Google’s TV silence
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.
Dodge’s new tough-guy color: Furious Fuchsia
Furious Fuchsia, a pair of words not often seen together, is the name of a new special edition Dodge Challenger muscle car.
Oil rebounds on weaker dollar
Oil prices rose toward $72 a barrel Monday on a weaker dollar, recovering from last week’s losses.
Super Bowl ads: Men without pants
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.
John Thain’s turnaround challenge
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.
