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Toyota's bumpy ride began with race for growth

David M. Dickson

Even before Tuesday's global recall of its Prius hybrid vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp. had gone from the proverbial "best of times" as the world's largest ...

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  • European economies facing grim times

    5 AM Laura Pilarski and David M. Dickson THE WASHINGTON TIMES

    As Greece's deficit and debt crises take a big turn for the worse, Zurich economists and bankers agree that several eurozone countries are mired in difficult times with no easy solutions. Continue reading »

  • Report: Consumers spent modestly in Jan.

    8 AM Anne D'Innocenzio ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Americans backed off from holiday spending in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of gas price increases, according to figures released Wednesday ... Continue reading »

  • Google's e-mail gets social in Facebook face-off

    2 PM Michael Liedtke ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the Internet search leader is girding for a face-off with Facebook. Continue reading »

  • Insurer says it warned feds about Toyota in 2007

    9 AM Ken Thomas ASSOCIATED PRESS

    UPDATED: 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 ... Continue reading »

  • Wholesale inventories cut 0.8 percent in December

    11 AM Martin Crutsinger ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than expected and a troubling sign that companies are still too pessimistic about the economy to begin restocking shelves on a sustained basis. Continue reading »

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  • FEB. 6, 2010World financial leaders focusing on budget woes
  • FEB. 6, 2010Obama, GOP sparring over job creation proposals
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