Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it''s lacking, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part - but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don''t do the same....
Job openings plunged by one-quarter last year
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Finding a job got much tougher last year, as the number of available openings fell by nearly one quarter....
Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden....
State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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....
Another winter blast helps boost heating oil price
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Heating oil prices got a boost Tuesday as the second powerful storm in four days threatened to dump more than a foot of snow on the East Coast....
Europe searches for way out of debt crisis
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The euro is under siege - and the next few days will be crucial....
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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....
Wholesale inventories cut 0.8 percent in December
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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....
