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Class-action suits may cost Toyota billions

BY:itafoorich 2 days ago on News      

Toyota owners claiming that recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the auto giant billions.  Read More

NYT: U.S. aids offensive to retake Mogadishu

BY:itafoorich 5 days ago on News      

The U.S. is concerned about terror links between Somalia and Yemen, and its assistance could be key to the effort by Somalia’s government to bring order after decades of anarchy.  Read More

NYT: Millions face years without jobs

BY:itafoorich 18 days ago on News      

Even as the U.S. economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions nearing the end of their unemployment benefits.  Read More

Toyota eyes recall of world’s best-selling car

BY:itafoorich 22 days ago on News      

Toyota is looking into possible power-steering problems with the Corolla subcompact, the world's best-selling car, the automaker's executive on quality control said.  Read More

Toyota woes follow years of slipping quality

BY:businessman 29 days ago on Business      

The complacency that brought GM, Ford and Chrysler to their knees seems to have infected Toyota, too.  Read More

Toyota begins public, back room PR effort

BY:itafoorich 30 days ago on News      

Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations.  Read More

NYT: Toyota has been slow to respond on safety

BY:businessman 32 days ago on Business      

NYT: Toyota’s recalls and disclosures in recent months are part of a lengthy pattern in which the automaker has often reacted slowly to safety concerns.  Read More

Federal Toyota probe in 2007 resolved nothing

BY:itafoorich 35 days ago on News      

Federal regulators uncovered stark evidence that some Toyota cars accelerated unexpectedly more than two years ago. But neither the government nor the automaker apparently recognized the significance.  Read More

NYT: Taliban soften image in bid to win allies

BY:itafoorich 49 days ago on News      

The Taliban have embarked on a sophisticated information war, using modern media tools as well as some old-fashioned ones, to soften their image and win favor with local Afghans.  Read More

NYT: Top Wall St. bonuses — 7 figures or 8?

BY:businessman 60 days ago on Business      

The bank bonus season begins in earnest this week, and it looks as if it will be one of the largest and most controversial blowouts the industry has ever seen.  Read More

NYT: Yemen’s chaos aids al-Qaida cell’s growth

BY:itafoorich 67 days ago on News      

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has rapidly evolved into an ambitious regional terrorist network thanks in part to a weakened and distracted Yemeni government.  Read More

NYT: Smaller loss from bank bailout seen

BY:itafoorich 94 days ago on News      

The new estimates, for a loss of $42 billion out of $370 billion lent to banks, could lower the administration’s deficit forecast for this fiscal year.  Read More

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