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'Miss me yet' billboard shows power of outdoor ads in Internet age

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:27:31 GMT

A single billboard in rural Minnesota with the words 'Miss Me Yet' and a photo of President Bush was enough to start a national conversation.

Generation 2 crib recall: Stop using your crib now, CPSC warns

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:27:40 GMT

US consumer watchdog orders a recall on half a million Generation 2 cribs.

Toyota problems: What consumer complaints tell us about the 2010 Toyota Prius recall

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:54:23 GMT

Toyota problems mount as consumer complaints about the 2010 Toyota Prius skyrocketed in the days before its recall.

Toyota Prius recall: Is my 2010 Prius safe to drive? When will it be fixed?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:26:14 GMT

With its Prius and Lexus recall, Toyota is gearing up to fix a software glitch for the braking system.

Boeing 747-8 first flight: smooth test, but economic turbulence ahead

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:27:56 GMT

Boeing's 747-8 is flying into stormy economic skies as airlines try to rebound from their worst year in the postwar era.

Can Toyota Digg out of its recall hole?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:18:37 GMT

Toyota USA president Jim Lentz appeared on Digg Dialogg to explain how Toyota is addressing its recall problems.

Toyota recall: As firms go global, so do their glitches

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:59:43 GMT

Toyota's mounting recall woes show the downside of worldwide supply chains.

Top Super Bowl commercials 2010? Nope. Here are the five worst.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:17:55 GMT

Every year, people rate the top Super Bowl commercials. In 2010, here are the bottom 5.

Top 5 Super Bowl ad winners as chosen by the people

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:16:38 GMT

A protective pre-teen, a pummeled Betty White, and a Google love story are viewers favorite Super Bowl ads.

IRS report: Don't try these top 5 tax-dodging schemes

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:50:31 GMT

You think you've got a novel way to avoid taxes this year? The IRS is not amused.

Toyota recall: Great cars, poor consumer relations

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:22:43 GMT

Despite a Toyota apology and their loyalty to the cars, some owners are furious over the handling of the Toyota recall.

Unemployment rate falls, but recession's toll is worst since the '30s

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:42:23 GMT

Revised figures show that the unemployment rate fell, but the recession destroyed far more jobs than previously thought.

Sovereign debt fears rattle Dow

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:05:21 GMT

Have the sovereign debt woes of European nations pushed the Dow back to the nervous days of last spring?

Twitter resignation: Sun's CEO tweets haiku goodbye. So can you.

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:16:34 GMT

Sun Microsystems' CEO may have written the first Twitter resignation haiku.

Complaints against 2010 Prius surpass all 2010 Toyota recall models

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:12:51 GMT

The 2010 Prius isn't one of the Toyota recall models, but it generated five times the complaints of any recalled 2010 Toyota.

Hey, Ray LaHood, can I borrow your car?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:40:02 GMT

Despite Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's comments Wednesday, the owner of this recalled Toyota still needs to drive.

Toyota recall to include 2010 Toyota Prius? Driver complaints are startlingly consistent.

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:26:08 GMT

In federal safety records, the 2010 Toyota Prius brake problem outstrips all other 2010 models in terms of driver complaints. Will it be added to the Toyota recall list?

ADP employment report: Midsize firms start hiring again

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:58:02 GMT

Private midsize firms hired 9,000 workers in January, the first gain in two years, according to the ADP employment report.

Obama to use backdoor taxes to hit middle class? Oops, not true.

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:52:31 GMT

Reuters withdrew a story Tuesday that suggested Obama would cut the deficit through backdoor taxes on the middle class.

Market dive means it's retirement crunchtime for boomers

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:50:04 GMT

Nearing retirement, they have little time to recover from the drop in stocks and housing. Here's how they're coping.