Toyota 'mystified' by runaway Prius case in Calif.
JACUMBA, Calif. (AP) -- A Toyota executive said Thursday the company is "mystified" by a report that a California man's Prius gas pedal became stuck and caused the car to speed out of control on a California freeway....
Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth - gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters....
Asian stocks mixed after S&P index clears hurdle
NEW YORK (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Friday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at a 17-month high with investors worried about inflationary pressures in China....
Citigroup CEO says bank on path to profitability
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. says it's heading back toward sustained profitability after two years that saw the bank lose billions of dollars and be bailed out by the government....
Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems....
Stocks climb for 3rd day as financial shares rise
NEW YORK (AP) -- A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day....
Export growth likely to remain bright spot for US
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports dipped in January, the government said Thursday, but economists weren't fazed. They predict export growth will be a bright spot for American manufacturers through the rest of 2010....
Regulators shut LibertyPointe Bank in NYC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators on Thursday shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York City, boosting to 27 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year following the 140 brought down in 2009 by mounting loan defaults and the recession....