Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are surging on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 Tuesady a day after closing below that threshold for the first time in... Full story

Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally

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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. "I don't see Toyota as an infallible company that never makes... Full story

January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent, while employers shed 20,000 jobs, according to a report that offered hope the economy will add jobs soon. The unemployment rate dropped from 10 percent because... Full story

Toyota chief apologizes for global recalls

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TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales. But Akio Toyoda, appointed to the top job at Toyota Motor Corp.... Full story

Hidalgo County building permits may herald recovery

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McALLEN — Years before the latest recession leveled economies worldwide, one rather overlooked economic indicator foretold the gloom to come in the Rio Grande Valley. Now, those numbers might presage an economic recovery. New residential... Full story

Toyota probe expands with questions about Prius

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans should park their recalled Toyotas unless driving to dealers for accelerator repairs, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Wednesday - then quickly took it back - as skepticism of company fixes grew and the... Full story

Obama pitches aid for struggling small businesses

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NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- President Barack Obama unleashed bare-knuckled criticism against opposition Republicans on Tuesday, using some of his toughest language yet to paint them as electoral opportunists willing to switch positions at will to score... Full story

Jobless rate said likely to stay high through 2010

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is predicting little improvement in the nation's unemployment rate by the end of the year. Although President Barack Obama says the multitrillion-dollar spending plan released Monday is designed to get... Full story

Stocks climb as manufacturing, spending increase

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes rose Monday as unexpectedly strong economic reports bolstered hopes that the recovery was in better shape than many had believed. The good news on manufacturing and personal incomes helped shore up the market's... Full story

GM's plan to sell Hummer to Chinese co. delayed

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DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors' plan to sell the hulking, once-hot Hummer line to a Chinese heavy equipment maker has been delayed by a month, officials said Monday. General Motors Co. and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. said... Full story

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